March 29 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Biden Says States Should Reinstate Mask Mandates and Wait to Reopen Businesses as Covid Cases Rise – Noah Higgins-Dunn
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/biden-says-states-should-reinstate-mask-mandates-and-wait-to-reopen-businesses-as-covid-cases-rise/2473803/
— Chicago Airports Seeing Pre-Pandemic Levels of Traffic, Data Shows. With the vaccine rollout speeding up, demand for travel is increasing. – Chris Hush
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/chicago-airports-seeing-pre-pandemic-levels-of-traffic-data-shows/2473934/

CBS2
— DuPage County: Bond Set At $150,000 For Marcus Jenkins, Who Resisted And Struck Officers In His Arrest
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/03/28/bond-set-at-150000-for-marcus-jenkins-who-resisted-and-struck-officers-in-his-arrest/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Duckworth’s ‘disappointment’ over not being Biden’s VP | Biden, Lightfoot plead with public as COVID-19 cases rise | School board elections and the pandemic – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-duckworth-biden-disappointing-vp-covid-uptick-warning-spin-20210329-4x5rcz7aongg3gmvfwxg4sf5am-story.html
— Cancel proof? Activists are trying to get Nick Fuentes, a far-right video streamer from the western suburbs, kicked off the internet. It might be impossible. – JOHN KEILMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-nick-fuentes-deplatforming-internet-trump-20210329-phpu7a2dgbaflnnxhuyxi3cp7y-story.html
— Get fired up, Illinois. Redistricting is underway. Your future depends on it. – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-fair-map-redistricting-doubek-20210329-mdgpbzuk6rc2ffl4qzagcy2lrm-story.html
— Chicago-based marijuana giant part of federal pay-to-play investigation – JASON MEISNER and RAY LONG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-green-thumb-industries-chicago-marijuana-federal-investigation-20210329-kaccpshrgjakhdkovp7mmwklgi-story.html
— ‘Sleepy race’ in Orland Township highlighted by attack ads, Blagojevich video – MIKE NOLAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-orland-township-election-preview-st-0330-20210329-rf643ptj3bbplir66i2hlva7ge-story.html
— Illinois close to having 70% of residents 65 and older vaccinated, but rising COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases will prevent state from opening up further – JENNY WHIDDEN, DAN PETRELLA and GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/vaccine/ct-prem-coronavirus-illinois-hospitalizations-20210329-dketmiz43raqtcrm554e7qukty-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shooting to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are White men.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/3/29/22357020/atlanta-spa-massacre-misogyny-femicide-hate-crimes-marilyn-katz

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Duckworth weighs run for president: ‘If it’s good for the country’
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Duckworth paints herself as being vehemently anti-Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. 26,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/duckworth-weighs-run-for-president-if-its-good-for-the-country

OUR QUAD CITIES
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Republican Kinzinger supports recent immigration legislation passed in House – Jim Niedelman
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/republican-kinzinger-supports-recent-immigration-legislation-passed-in-house/
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Republican Congressman Kinzinger on state of GOP: ‘in a bad place’
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/republican-congressman-kinzinger-on-state-of-gop-in-a-bad-place/

BUGLE NEWSPAPERS
— Bond set at $150,000 for man charged with striking Sheriff’s deputies in courtroom
https://www.buglenewspapers.com/story/2021/03/24/news/bond-set-at-150000-for-man-charged-with-striking-sheriffs-deputies-in-courtroom/1694.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Biden’s first press conference tests the media’s treatment of post-Trump president – Leandra Bernstein
(DIERSEN: The mainstream news media exists a) to elect Democrats and b) to defeat Republicans.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/bidens-first-press-conference-tests-the-medias-treatment-of-post-trump-president

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Sen. Darren Bailey looks to become Illinois’ next governor – Matt Sheehan
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/on-the-record/on-the-record-sen-darren-bailey-looks-to-become-illinois-next-governor/

WJOL
— U.S. Senate Candidate Allison Salinas Filing Defamation Charges Against Opponent Peggy Hubbard
https://www.wjol.com/u-s-senate-candidate-filing-defamation-charges-against-opponent/

WIU
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBT*QAs promote LGBT*QAs
http://www.wiu.edu/news/newsrelease.php?release_id=17781

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Meet Mark Senak: Glen Ellyn Village President Candidate. Mark Senak is running for Glen Ellyn Village President in the April 6, 2021 election. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/meet-mark-senak-glen-ellyn-village-president-candidate

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Woman Racks Up 6 Figure Bond for Sixth DUI: Police. The 52-year-old Chicago native Wanda Richardson was arrested in Naperville on Friday night. – Eileen O’Gorman
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/woman-racks-6-figure-bond-sixth-dui-police

NEW LENOX PATCH
— Keep Your Republican New Lenox Township Board Officers On April 6. Your Republican officers and trustees have consistently provided exceptional township services without increasing tax rates. – Brand Partner
https://patch.com/illinois/newlenox/keep-your-republican-new-lenox-township-board-officers-april-6

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/GOP GOV Candidate, Rabine, Part 2, making IL a jobs, safe streets & destination state again?
https://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2021/03/watch-berkowitz-w-gop-gov-candidate-rabine-part-2-making-il-a-jobs-safe-streets-destination-state-again-tonight-in-chicago-cable-web/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NO, TRUMP DIDN’T CREATE THE BORDER CRISIS. DEMOCRATS DID
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/no-trump-didnt-create-the-border-crisis-democrats-did.html

BREITBART
— Heritage Foundation Refuses Big Tech Donations – LUCAS NOLAN (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. I should write a book about RINO activists, RINO candidates, RINO party leaders, and RINO organizations that act like they take big donations from those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendment, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I would focus on those RINOs who have worked the hardest against me.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/03/29/heritage-foundation-refuses-big-tech-donations/

BLAZE
— Lindsey Graham defends AR-15 ownership: ‘My house will be the last one that the gang will come to’ – PHIL SHIVER
https://www.theblaze.com/news/lindsey-graham-ar-15-gangs-gun-control
— Academic researchers claim gun rights advocates have anti-black racial biases. University of Illinois at Chicago academics say ‘racially conservative Whites’ view gun ownership as a sign of good citizenship. – CHRIS PANDOLFO
https://www.theblaze.com/news/researchers-gun-rights-advocates-have-anti-black-racial-biases-and-mass-shootings-may-be-linked-to-racism

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— We Will Suffer For Failing To Weigh Risks. Anti-lockdowners were opposed in promoting cost-benefit analysis, now everyone else will suffer the consequences. – BILL WIRTZ
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/we-will-suffer-for-failing-to-weigh-risks/

NEWS BUSTERS
— PBS’s Contempt for Gun Owners: Republicans ‘Don’t Have a Conscience’ on Guns – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2021/03/29/pbss-contempt-gun-owners-republicans-dont-have-conscience-guns

NEWSMAX
— Joe Biden Is Clueless — as American Sovereignty Is Lost – James Walsh
https://www.newsmax.com/jameswalsh/american-sovereignty/2021/03/29/id/1015560/
— Biden Pressed on Border Problems – They’re Trump’s Fault! – Larry Bell
https://www.newsmax.com/larrybell/border-mexico/2021/03/29/id/1015579/

FEDERALIST
— The Right Isn’t Serious About Stopping Big Tech Censorship Until It Starts Taking Action. Conservative thinkers need to move beyond bromides about the free market and start doing real research on the landscape of new technology and communications media. – Aaron M. Renn
https://thefederalist.com/2021/03/29/the-right-isnt-serious-about-stopping-big-tech-censorship-until-it-starts-taking-action/

TOWNHALL
— Biden & Democrats: ‘American Lives Don’t Matter’ – Wayne Allyn Root
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2021/03/29/biden–democrats-american-lives-dont-matter-n2587028

EPOCH TIMES
— My Experience With ‘Woke’ Corporations – Dinesh D’Souza
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/my-experience-with-woke-corporations_3753411.html

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Majority of Americans Believe ‘Cancel Culture’ Threatens Their Freedom: Poll – Bradley Cortright
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who cancel me because I include links to articles that they do not like in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://ijr.com/majority-americans-believe-cancel-culture-threatens-freedom/

THE HILL
— Overnight Defense: Duckworth calls for examination of service members’ social media | Biden’s Afghan withdrawal timeline raises doubts | Suez Canal reopened after nearly a week. – ELLEN MITCHELL
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/545481-overnight-defense-duckworth-calls-for-examination-of-service-members-social

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden calls for states to reinstate their mask mandates as the C.D.C. director warns of an ‘impending doom’ of possible more virus cases. – Sharon LaFraniere and Eileen Sullivan
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/us/covid-cases-vaccines-eligible.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump returns fire, trashes ‘self-promoters’ Fauci and Birx – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2021/03/29/trump-returns-fire-trashes-self-promoters-fauci-and-birx/

KGOU
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Duckworth promoters promote Duckworth.
https://www.kgou.org/post/sen-tammy-duckworth-new-memoir-every-day-gift

March 28 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump rips Biden for halting border wall construction, says countries are losing respect for US
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-rips-biden-for-halting-border-wall-construction-says-countries-are-losing-respect-for-us

ABC7
— Sens. Ted Cruz, John Cornyn lead senate tour to Rio Grande Valley in response to immigration crisis – Miya Shay, Jeff Ehlin
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/gop-lawmakers-tour-border-in-midst-of-migrant-surge/10449896/
— Biden receives high marks on COVID-19, lags on immigration, guns: POLL – Kendall Karson
(DIERSEN: While I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, my critics/opponents gave me low marks for the speakers who I recruited for TAPROOT events. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if they, or if anyone who they manipulated/dominated, had been the TAPROOT chairman, they would have recruited high-profile nationally-known speakers.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/biden-receives-high-marks-on-covid-19-lags-on-immigration-guns-poll/10454455/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 2,250 new coronavirus cases, 23 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2250-new-covid-cases-23-deaths/10454275/

WGN RADIO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: New York lawmakers agree to legalize recreational marijuana
(DIERSEN: To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://wgnradio.com/news/national/new-york-lawmakers-agree-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Duckworth promoters promote Duckworth.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-tammy-duckworth-book-20210328-mgp5hzihcvbilcrrtsnlzdnixy-story.html
— Coronavirus in Illinois updates: 110,211 vaccine doses, 2,250 COVID-19 cases, 23 deaths reported Sunday
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-covid-19-pandemic-chicago-illinois-news-20210327-z3u5resyn5ev3l4hxtgzz6hwby-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shooting to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/metro-state/2021/3/27/22354397/chinatown-rally-stop-aaip-hate-march
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to flood America with citizens of foreign countries. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/3/28/22352957/republicans-dont-want-vice-president-kamala-harris-to-succeed-on-immigration-laura-washington

DAILY HERALD
— Willowbrook man charged with injuring three officers in courtroom
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210327/willowbrook-man-charged-with-injuring-three-officers-in-courtroom

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Senator gets her money’s worth – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-senator-gets-her-moneys-worth/article_cca38a41-02e7-5f0a-81a4-f8ab42ca6850.html

ALGONQUIN PATCH
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot in McHenry County. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://patch.com/illinois/algonquin/pot-dispensarys-first-day-sales-will-be-donated

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Under New Party Chair, IL Republicans Seek to Unite, Regroup and Rebuild. Former Gov. Edgar, US Rep. Kinzinger, State Rep. Demmer, GOP Chair Tracy speak out. – Derrick Blakley
https://mailchi.mp/centerforilpolitics/under-new-party-chair-il-republicans-seek-to-unite-regroup-and-rebuild

FOX NEWS
— Duckworth to speak on GWU alumni panel after saying ‘we should listen to the argument’ for taking down statues. Advocates for the removal of George Washington statues have argued his ownership of enslaved people is “problematic”
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/duckworth-to-speak-on-gwu-alumni-panel-statues

BREITBART
— Catalina Lauf: ‘Our Voices Are Going to Be Lost’ if True Republicans Not Elected – KYLE MORRIS
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINO elected officials and RINO party leaders who not only reject the following planks in the Republican Party platform, but who destroy those like me who support those planks: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/28/catalina-lauf-our-voices-are-going-be-lost-true-republicans-not-elected/
— Mike Braun: Democrats Hope Illegal Aliens Become ‘Voters’ Through Open Borders – SEAN MORAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/28/mike-braun-democrats-hope-illegal-aliens-become-voters-through-open-borders/

BLAZE
— Trump says he will go to the border, hammers Biden admin for migrant crisis: ‘They don’t know what they’re doing’ ‘It’s a very, very dangerous situation’ – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-biden-border-crisis-visit

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats targeting red states
https://nypost.com/2021/03/28/democrats-targeting-red-states-and-other-commentary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrats are alarmed by the number of residents fleeing blue states, but “instead of trying to fix the policies” that push people away, liberal lawmakers “want to impose those unpopular mandates nationwide,” observes Liz Peek at The Hill. To “eliminate the competition between states that they are losing,” lefties are “pushing bills that would put the federal government in charge of states’ labor laws, fiscal policies and voting rules” — from stimulus funds that prohibit state-level tax cuts to ballot-box “reforms” intended to enhance blue turnout in red places. These “egregious power-grabs” are “downright authoritarian.”)

USA TODAY & NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use Duckworth to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/politics/2021/03/28/tammy-duckworths-journey-poverty-combat-us-senate/6937121002/
https://www.npr.org/2021/03/28/982120929/sen-tammy-duckworth-on-new-memoir-every-day-is-a-gift

March 27 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Florida Gov. DeSantis threatens lawsuit if CDC does not allow US cruises this summer. Royal Caribbean cruise executive, other major cruise line officials joined DeSantis in critique. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/when-are-cruises-resuming-royal-caribbean-cdc-cruise-guidelines/10452259/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shooting to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://abc7chicago.com/asian-communities-march-rally/10451262/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pandemic drop in drivers, riders cost Illinois and transit agencies more than $1 billion in lost revenue – SARAH FREISHTAT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-transportation-revenue-down-drivers-public-transit-20210325-u4yruab2gfei7myevume7kurim-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shooting to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-horner-park-georgia-shootings-rally-20210327-yld5ejf2mzegrg654bti5a3t6e-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 55 more charged in Kenosha protests Crime include arson, burglary, conspiracy to commit theft of narcotics, possession of a firearm by a felon, disorderly conduct and battery, police said.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/3/26/22352983/kenosha-rioting-charges

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shooting to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210326/atlanta-area-shooting-victims-remembered-at-march-for-asian-lives-in-arlington-heights
— Celebrate ‘Life at 50 Plus’ at virtual Senior Expo April 11 at College of DuPage
(DIERSEN: What about fighting age discrimination? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) promote age discrimination to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination and b) despise/hate federal employees and federal retirees. They fully support the federal government’s out-or-out policy of getting rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40, that is, they fully support political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)

https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210316/celebrate-life-at-50-plus-at-virtual-senior-expo-april-11-at-college-of-dupage

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County leads suburbs in residents 65+ getting at least one vaccine dose, at 74%
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/dupage-county/2021/03/26/dupage-county-leads-suburbs-in-residents-65-getting-at-least-one-vaccine-dose-at-74/

FOX ILLINOIS
— A ‘crisis’ for Biden at the border: a look at the numbers – JAMES ROSEN
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/a-crisis-for-biden-at-the-border-a-look-at-the-numbers
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans charged that President Joe Biden has effectively advertised an “open borders” policy that has encouraged the latest “surge” of migrants to seek entrance into the country illegally.)

NPR ILLINOIS
— Reparations Can — And Should — Take Many Forms, Says Human Rights Researcher
(DIERSEN: Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/reparations-can-and-should-take-many-forms-says-human-rights-researcher#stream/0
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/981722579
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use reparations to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/979254225
— Election Defamation Lawsuits Open New Front In Fight Against Disinformation – BENTE BIRKELAND
(DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or e) who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/election-defamation-lawsuits-open-new-front-fight-against-disinformation#stream/0

WIREPOINTS
— Washington helped Illinois kick the can again, rating agencies affirm, so expect no fiscal reforms – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/feds-helped-illinois-kick-the-can-again-rating-agencies-affirm-so-expect-no-fiscal-reforms-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Shelby County State’s Attorney Seeking Prosecution Of Illegal Gun Sales by County Sheriff & Possible Payroll Theft – KIRK ALLEN & JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/03/shelby-county-states-attorney-seeking-prosecution-of-illegal-gun-sales-by-county-sheriff-possible-payroll-theft/

FOX NEWS
— VIDEO: Tucker Carlson’s Monologue On Woke Leadership In The Military
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcMa8SlogQg

AMERICAN THINKER
— Hate Crimes are White Boogeyman Chum – Rich Logis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/03/hate_crimes_are_white_boogeyman_chum.html

BREITBART
— Lindsey Graham: Biden’s U.S. Is ‘Complicit’ with Child Traffickers – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Those who encourage illegal immigration should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2021/03/26/lindsey-graham-joe-biden-is-complicit-with-child-traffickers/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Media that battled Trump went easy on Biden – Chad Groening, Billy Davis
https://onenewsnow.com/media/2021/03/26/media-that-battled-trump-went-easy-on-biden

CBS NEWS
— Biden signals he’s open to eliminating Senate filibuster over GOP “abuse” – GRACE SEGERS
(DIERSEN: According to Democrats, those who are in the majority discriminate against those who are in the minority. In what ways are you in the minority? Only 157 in my precinct voted for Trump while 269 voted for Biden. Only 26,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump while 39,530 voted for Biden. Only 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump while 281,222 voted for Biden. Only 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump while 3,471,915 voted for Biden.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/filibuster-reform-senate-biden-republican-abuse/

CNN
— BIDEN USES PRESS CONFERENCE AS A CHANCE TO POINT FINGERS AT TRUMP – Jeff Zeleny
(DIERSEN: Who points fingers at you? I should write a book about those who have pointed the most fingers at me. I would focus on unsuccessful RINO candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their RINO major donors, their RINO political consultants, their RINO campaign managers, their RINO campaign staff members, and their RINO volunteers. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on leaders of the following since 2000: Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party.)
https://www.kimt.com/content/national/574074772.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who encourage illegal immigration should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/us/border-migrant-girl-death.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/opinion/free-speech-idaho.html

LOS ANGELES
— Biden’s senior appointments are almost 60% women. He’s on track for a historic milestone – DAVID LAUTER
(DIERSEN: According to Democrats, those who are in the majority discriminate against those who are in the minority. In what ways are you in the minority? Only 157 in my precinct voted for Trump while 269 voted for Biden. Only 26,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump while 39,530 voted for Biden. Only 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump while 281,222 voted for Biden. Only 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump while 3,471,915 voted for Biden.)
https://www.latimes.com/politics/newsletter/2021-03-26/the-first-majority-woman-administration-essential-politics

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— H.R.1 Is Democrats’ Survival Strategy for 2022. The proposed law would drown our political system in cheating allegations that can’t be disproved. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/h-r-1-is-democrats-survival-strategy-for-2022-11616795614

BOSTON GLOBE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shooting to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/03/27/opinion/acknowledging-anti-asian-discrimination-is-first-step-toward-ending-it/

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— Congress grills Tech giants on Capitol riot, but only Twitter CEO admits role –
https://www.ajc.com/news/congress-grills-tech-giants-on-capitol-riot-but-only-twitter-ceo-admits-role/AR56UAMFKJF6VEXQBTBEQQ77NI/

DESERET NEWS
— Is attacking Biden’s age a losing strategy for conservative critics? Biden’s first press conference was panned by conservatives, but he spent more than an hour answering questions without a major gaffe. – D. Hunter Schwarz
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) promote age discrimination to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination and b) despise/hate federal employees and federal retirees. They fully support the federal government’s out-or-out policy of getting rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40, that is, they fully support political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2021/3/26/22352653/is-attacking-bidens-age-a-losing-strategy-for-conservative-critics-trump-hannity-reagan

STATE NEWS
— ‘We will no longer be the silent minority’ – Emily Bevard
(DIERSEN: According to Democrats, those who are in the majority discriminate against those who are in the minority. In what ways are you in the minority? Only 157 in my precinct voted for Trump while 269 voted for Biden. Only 26,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump while 39,530 voted for Biden. Only 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump while 281,222 voted for Biden. Only 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump while 3,471,915 voted for Biden.)
https://statenews.com/article/2021/03/we-will-no-longer-be-the-silent-minority-community-town-hall-demands-action-from-msu

HILL REPORTER
— “He Is an Utter Failure” GOP’s Adam Kinzinger Rips Trump Over Insurrection Claims – TODD NEIKIRK
https://hillreporter.com/he-is-an-utter-failure-gops-adam-kizinger-rips-trump-over-insurrection-claims-96398

ATLANTIC
— Why America’s Great Crime Decline Is Over – Derek Thompson (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/03/is-americas-great-crime-decline-over/618381/

REASON
— Abolishing the Filibuster Is About Power, Not Anti-Racism Even Joe Biden and Barack Obama were willing to acknowledge this basic fact just a few years ago. – ERIC BOEHM
(DIERSEN: According to Democrats, those who are in the majority discriminate against those who are in the minority. In what ways are you in the minority? Only 157 in my precinct voted for Trump while 269 voted for Biden. Only 26,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump while 39,530 voted for Biden. Only 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump while 281,222 voted for Biden. Only 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump while 3,471,915 voted for Biden.)
https://reason.com/2021/03/26/abolishing-the-filibuster-is-about-power-not-anti-racism/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As the Senate majority prepared to abolish the filibuster in order to advance its political agenda, a long-tenured member of the chamber issued a stern warning. “We should make no mistake. This nuclear option is ultimately an example of the arrogance of power. It is a fundamental power-grab by the majority party,” then-Sen. Joe Biden (D–Del.) said during a speech delivered on May 23, 2005, from the Senate floor. Calling it “the single most significant” vote he would cast in more than three decades as a member of the Senate, Biden admonished Republicans for trying to blow up the filibuster to get judicial nominees confirmed with a simple majority. “Folks who want to see this change want to eliminate one of the procedural mechanisms designed for the express purpose of guaranteeing individual rights and they also, as a consequence, would undermine the protections of the minority point of view in the heat of majority excess,” he said.)

PEW RESEARCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to Democrats, those who are in the majority discriminate against those who are in the minority. In what ways are you in the minority? Only 157 in my precinct voted for Trump while 269 voted for Biden. Only 26,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump while 39,530 voted for Biden. Only 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump while 281,222 voted for Biden. Only 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump while 3,471,915 voted for Biden.)
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/03/18/majorities-of-americans-see-at-least-some-discrimination-against-black-hispanic-and-asian-people-in-the-u-s/

FORD AUTHORITY
— Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Doesn’t Endorse 2035 Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle Ban – Brett Foote
https://fordauthority.com/2021/03/transportation-secretary-pete-buttigieg-doesnt-endorse-2035-ice-vehicle-ban/

March 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: Another bloody, deadly weekend in Chicago
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-chicago-mass-shooting-20210315-xi2unpxzyjgrnnniqbfxdbxgie-story.html
— Candidates for Maine Township supervisor vow to ‘work together’ after chaotic four years – JENNIFER JOHNSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/ct-prh-maine-township-election-tl-0318-20210316-kd4cyepqhnhjdoa4sevbbwgdju-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Ron Johnson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-ron-johnson-wisconsin-not-afraid-capitol-riot-20210316-37bkyvqmpbdzjbp5x4f62llrgy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Vaccine reluctance in Cook County prompts new advertising campaign. In a survey, 46% of Black residents said they likely would not get the vaccine or were unsure about getting it. – Stefano Esposito
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/3/15/22331883/coronavirus-covid-cook-county-vaccine-vaccination-reluctance-advertising-campaign-preckwinkle

WBEZ
— Chicago Tax Credit Program Mostly Produces Affordable Housing In Poor, Black Areas – Natalie Moore
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-tax-credit-program-mostly-produces-affordable-housing-in-poor-black-areas/a5012638-c6b3-41c3-9632-9522bb5cbb98

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rodney Davis on running for governor: ‘You never say never’ – BEN ZIGTERMAN
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/rodney-davis-on-running-for-governor-you-never-say-never/article_3259f8f9-c379-5710-92e3-42fd1d6eb17d.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 127 COVID-19 cases Monday, 1 death, 12.56% of population fully vaccinated – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/03/16/dupage-county-reports-127-covid-19-cases-monday-1-death-1256-of-population-fully-vaccinated/
— Expenses exceed revenues by nearly $2 million in Berwyn city budget – Catey Sullivan
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/government/2021/03/15/expenses-exceed-revenues-by-nearly-2-million-in-berwyn-city-budget/

FOX ILLINOIS
— LGBTQ Catholics stung by Vatican rebuff of same-sex unions
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/lgbtq-catholics-stung-by-vatican-rebuff-of-same-sex-unions
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for COVID-19 problems.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/i-dont-need-the-vaccine-gop-worries-threaten-virus-fight-03-16-2021-113603230

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for COVID-19 problems.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/calls-grow-trump-urge-hesitant-supporters-get-covid-19-vaccine#stream/0

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Frerichs defends letter asking money managers not to donate to Republicans who objected to election results – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/frerichs-defends-letter-asking-money-managers-not-to-donate-to-republicans-who-objected-to-election/article_2e88aec4-85bd-11eb-9a7f-7337e79be559.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Dundee Township Supervisor Candidates Forum Video
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/15/dundee031521/
— Senator Craig Wilcox Reports on Springfield
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/15/wilcox-reports-on-springfield/
— UPDATED IL-16: Catalina Lauf Rockford Event Includes Headliners of America First – Reservation Link
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/15/lauf031221/
— Cartoon about Giving Legislators Police Powers
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/15/message-of-the-day-a-cartoon-10/
— Champaign-Urbana Columnist Attacks Township Government
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/15/champaign-urbana-columnist-attacks-township-government/
— Serial Crook at Planned Parenthood, AIDS Charity
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/14/serial-crook-at-planned-parenthood-aids-charity/
— 80% of Seniors Coronavirus Vaccinated in Florida County – Illinois Much Lower
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/14/80-of-seniors-coronavirus-vaccinated-in-florida-county/
— State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally on Drug Abuse: “What the hell ever happened to a middle ground?”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/14/patrick-kenneally-on-drug-abuse-what-the-hell-ever-happened-to-a-middle-ground/
— Legislators on Both Sides of the Aisle Restive about Pritzker’s Lack of Re-Opening Plan
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/14/legislators-on-both-sides-of-the-aisle-restive-about-pritzkers-lack-of-re-opening-plan/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— POLITICAL MAPS GET 23 PUBLIC HEARINGS IN APRIL ACROSS ILLINOIS – Patrick Andriesen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/political-maps-get-23-public-hearings-in-april-across-illinois/

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters blame Republicans for COVID-19 problems. Soon, if not already, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters will get rid of you once and for all if you do not social distance, wear a mask, and get vaccinated.
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/16/more-like-this-please-25/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DHS secretary: Illegal immigration on border at highest rate in two decades – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/16/alejandro-mayorkas-dhs-secretary-illegal-immigrati/

GOPUSA
— Mexico Concerned That Biden Is ‘Stoking’ Illegal Immigration, ‘Creating Business For Organized Crime’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107454
— After More Than 2 Months Of ‘No Credible Threat’ And Pressure From Lawmakers, Razor Wire May Begin To Disappear From US Capitol
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=107579

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Wall Street Journal Forbids Writers From Using the Phrase ‘Illegal Immigrant’ – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/03/15/wall-street-journal-forbids-writers-from-using-the-phrase-illegal-immigrant/

BREITBART
— ‘Dangerous Precedent’: GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy Says Politicization of Military ‘Must Stop Now’ – KRISTINA WONG
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/15/dangerous-precedent-gop-leader-kevin-mccarthy-says-politicization-of-military-must-stop-now/
— Carney: The Economy Accelerated Before Stimulus Hit, Undermining Biden’s Narrative – JOHN CARNEY
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/03/15/carney-the-economy-accelerated-before-stimulus-hit-undermining-bidens-narrative/
— YouTube Demonetizes World Net Daily for Defending Mike Lindell – ALLUM BOKHARI
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/03/15/youtube-demonetizes-world-net-daily-for-defending-mike-lindell/

BLAZE
— CBS releases statement in support of diversity as it cancels ‘The Talk’ shows over co-host Sharon Osbourne defending Piers Morgan Osbourne defended comments made by Piers Morgan about Meghan Markle – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/sharon-osbourne-piers-morgan-markle

DAILY CALLER
— ‘We Are Celebrating Perversity In America’: Candace Owens Rips Lewd Grammys ‘Spectacle’ – SCOTT MOREFIELD
https://dailycaller.com/2021/03/15/candace-owens-grammys-spectacle-perversity/

TOWNHALL
— The Desperate Attempts to Separate Trump from Conservatism.  – Rachel Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2021/03/16/the-desperate-attempts-to-separate-trump-from-conservatism-n2586249

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Vatican rejects blessings for homosexual couples. The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith called such blessings ‘illicit.’
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-vatican-rejects-blessings-for-homosexual-couples

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— MSNBC, CNN Ratings Collapse Without Trump
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/03/msnbc-cnn-ratings-collapse-without-trump/

THE HILL
— Conservative group rips Toomey as ‘RINO,’ underscoring GOP’s shift – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/543322-conservative-group-rips-toomey-as-rino-underscoring-gops-shift

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to drug pushers, drug laws are racially biased.
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-cannabis-race/feature-us-states-look-to-pot-to-undo-harm-of-racially-biased-drug-laws-idUSL8N2LD4GM

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE; Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for COVID-19 problems.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/15/us/politics/joe-biden-vaccine-republicans.html
— Children Are Sleeping on Mats in Overcrowded Border Facilities. The Biden administration is struggling to find space for a surge of migrant children and teenagers that is almost three times the level seen early last year. – Miriam Jordan, Simon Romero and Zolan Kanno-Youngs
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/15/us/border-migrant-children-texas.html
— A survey of Republicans shows 5 factions have emerged after Trump’s presidency. – Maggie Haberman
(DIERSEN: I have always been a member of the platform faction. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/12/us/politics/republican-factions-.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump’s Incomplete Border Wall Is in Pieces That Could Linger for Decades. A last-minute rush to build lasted through Donald J. Trump’s last day in office. The effort left odd, partially completed sections of a barrier whose fate President Biden must now determine.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/us/border-wall-trump-biden.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Biden faces growing political threat from border upheaval – Sean Sullivan and Nick Miroff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-immigration-political-threat/2021/03/15/bee8c83c-85a9-11eb-bfdf-4d36dab83a6d_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump is fading away. Republicans ought to celebrate.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/15/donald-trump-is-fading-away-republicans-ought-celebrate/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Can Republicans be persuaded to give COVID-19 vaccines a shot?
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-03-15/can-republicans-be-persuaded-to-give-a-covid-19-vaccine-a-shot

USA TODAY
— Amid Republican civil war, Trump holds court – and his grip on GOP – at Mar-a-Lago – Christine Stapleton and Antonio Fins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/15/donald-trump-holds-court-and-his-grip-gop-mar-lago/4698811001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— I Won’t Be Silenced by the Left. They twisted what I said about Jan. 6 because they want Americans to forget last summer’s violence and destruction. – Ron Johnson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-wont-be-silenced-by-the-left-11615848103
— Eliminate the Bar Exam for Lawyers. The disadvantaged pay the price for an elitist legal system. – Clifford Winston
(DIERSEN: In 1979, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt a) because that frustrated their efforts to get rid of me and b) because many of them had not taken the examination, let alone passed it on their first attempt.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/eliminate-the-bar-exam-for-lawyers-11615847973

NEWSWEEK
— GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger Accuses Ron Johnson of Trying to ‘Rewrite History’ With BLM Remarks – DANIEL VILLARREAL
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-accuses-ron-johnson-trying-rewrite-history-blm-remarks-1576371
— Resentment Over Tucker Carlson Is No Excuse To Try To Deplatform Fox News – JONATHAN TOBIN
https://www.newsweek.com/resentment-over-tucker-carlson-no-excuse-try-deplatform-fox-news-opinion-1576069

LEXOLOGY
— Addressing Workplace Discrimination Over Vaccination Status – Karla Grossenbacher
(DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, if you are not vaccinated, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will get rid of you.)
https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=5694c83a-49fe-4a48-b9c0-301231a5c89c

February 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Former President Trump tells CPAC crowd ‘the incredible journey’ is ‘far from being over’ – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-tells-cpac-crowd-the-incredible-journey-is-far-from-being-over/10357399/

NBC5
— Trump Slams Biden, Teases 2024 Presidential Run in First Post White House Speech – CNBC
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trump-to-slam-biden-attack-republican-critics-in-first-post-white-house-speech/2449532/
— Illinois Reports 1,249 New COVID Cases, 22 Deaths Sunday. More than 79,000 doses of COVID vaccine were administered Saturday.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-1249-new-covid-cases-22-deaths-sunday/2449557/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘We’re not starting new parties’: Trump says Republicans will unite, be stronger than ever in CPAC 2021 speech – Jordan Smith
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trumps-first-post-presidential-speech-will-close-out-cpac-2021

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CPAC Orlando: Trump hints at running again in 2024 as a Republican – STEVEN LEMONGELLO and RYAN GILLESPIE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/os-ne-cpac-orlando-day-3-trump-20210228-6jbsrxdnibfb3ibepm6ks7qvdq-story.html
— Kinzinger warns of a Trump-led GOP using fear instead of truth to motivate voters – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-adam-kinzinger-trump-cpac-speech-20210228-epenmcegprhyllwp3zcyn3ihnq-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kinzinger’s vote and subsequent actions to take on Trump supporters have earned him a sanction of disapproval from the Illinois GOP and censure motions by county GOP organizations within his 16th Congressional District. He also now has an announced 2022 primary opponent, Catalina Lauf of Woodstock, who finished third in an unsuccessful bid last year for the GOP nomination in the 14th Congressional District.)
— Illinois Democratic chairman contest down to two as Castro drops out, backs US Rep. Robin Kelly to replace Michael Madigan – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-democratic-party-chairman-madigan-successor-20210226-2fs7vj36srbjbhijdo7jmfcram-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democratic Party of Illinois chair race down to Michelle Harris, Robin Kelly. The tallies from both camps show Harris ahead. However, there are enough state central committee members who have not gone public to swing the outcome either way. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/28/22306293/democratic-party-illinois-chair-race-michelle-harris-robin-kelly-pritzker-durbin-duckworth

DAILY HERALD
— As Trump returns to spotlight, Kinzinger attacks ‘politics of fear’ – Charles Keeshan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210228/as-trump-returns-to-spotlight-kinzinger-attacks-politics-of-fear

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State budget a product of creative writing – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-state-budget-a-product-of-creative-writing/article_9a09ed7a-dd99-5a31-980a-eee639274da7.html

SOUTH COOK NEWS
— Railing against white people not bullying, founder of an anti-bullying nonprofit in Frankfort insists – W.J. Kennedy
https://southcooknews.com/stories/574783116-railing-against-white-people-not-bullying-founder-of-an-anti-bullying-nonprofit-in-frankfort-insists

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump revamps MAGA movement to fight Biden agenda. Former president says it taken Biden a month to transform the nation from ‘America First to America Last.’ – S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/28/trump-cpac-revamps-maga-movement-fight-biden-agend/
— Trump beats out 17 others in Washington Times-CPAC straw poll
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/28/trump-wins-washington-times-cpac-straw-poll/
— ‘Just getting started:’ Trump at CPAC vows to continue the fight – S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/28/trump-tells-cpac-movement-just-getting-started/

FOX NEWS
— Trump wins CPAC straw poll by wide margin. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in second place. – Tyler Olson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-wins-cpac-straw-poll-by-wide-margin
— Trump uses CPAC speech to tear into Biden on border crisis, says he won’t create new party. Trump also hit Biden on the failure to re-open schools. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-speech-cpac-2024-straw-poll

NEWSMAX
— Trump to CPAC: Rush Limbaugh Is ‘Watching Closely’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/rush-conservative-radio-host/2021/02/28/id/1011854/

HOT AIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger allies launch new PAC to support Trump-haters.
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2021/02/kinzinger-allies-launch-new-pac-support-republicans-bucked-trump/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Says Biden Creating ‘Sanctuary Nation,’ Teases Possible 2024 Bid in CPAC Speech – Zachary Evans
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-calls-third-party-speculation-222441067.html

THE HILL
— Trump teases another White House bid in CPAC speech. – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/540921-trump-teases-another-possible-white-house-bid-in-cpac-speech
— News outlets diverge over airing Trump’s CPAC speech – JOSEPH CHOI
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/540920-news-outlets-diverge-over-airing-trumps-cpac-speech

CBS NEWS
— McDaniel says GOP voters “overwhelmingly” agree with Trump’s record in office
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rnc-chair-ronna-mcdaniel-trump-face-the-nation/

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump CPAC speech repeats ‘rigged’ election lies, declares his political journey ‘far from over’ In prepared remarks, the former president stopped short of announcing his 2024 intentions.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-cpac-speech-declare-his-political-journey-far-over-n1259093

CBS MIAMI
— Former President Trump Calls For GOP Unity During CPAC Closing Speech
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/02/28/former-president-trump-gop-unity-cpac-speech/

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s CPAC speech cements how far the conference — and the GOP — have fallen. This Sunday, Trump will rally conservatives to himself, lacing every sentence with political arsenic.”
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/trump-s-cpac-speech-cements-how-far-conference-gop-have-n1259023

WASHINGTON POST
— Former president Trump rules out third party as he moves to firm up control of the Republican Party – David Weigel and Michael Scherer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-cpac/2021/02/28/6a04140e-79e0-11eb-85cd-9b7fa90c8873_story.html
— Anti-vaccine extremism is akin to domestic terrorism – Richard Pan
(DIERSEN: Expect that ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will ever-increasingly punish those who are not vaccinated and who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/anti-vaccine-extremism-is-akin-to-domestic-terrorism/2021/02/26/736aee22-787e-11eb-8115-9ad5e9c02117_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— CPAC straw poll: Trump is top pick for 2024, DeSantis runner up – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2021/02/28/straw-poll-trump-is-top-pick-for-2024-desantis-runner-up/

USA TODAY
— Donald Trump at CPAC: Ex-president tears into Biden and his Republican critics – David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/28/cpac-donald-trump-expected-claim-leadership-republican-party/6843815002/

BOSTON GLOBE
— ‘I do look at them in a different light:’ Tensions are high in Congress as Democrats want consequences for election-denying Republicans – Liz Goodwin Glo
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/25/nation/i-do-look-them-different-light-tensions-are-high-congress-democrats-want-consequences-election-denying-republicans/

NEWSWEEK
— ‘We Can Have Division’: GOP Chair Ronna McDaniel Downplays Republican Tensions Over Trump – JASON LEMON
(DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the party’s platform than any president since Reagan. From what I see, Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Republican Party want the party a) to dump Trump, b) to dump those who voted for Trump, c) to dump its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks, and d) dissolve the party.)
https://www.newsweek.com/we-can-have-division-gop-chair-ronna-mcdaniel-downplays-republican-tensions-over-trump-1572668
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger says “GOP ‘Certainly Not United’ on Vision for Future.”
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-says-gop-certainly-not-united-vision-future-1572674

BUSINESS INSIDER
— RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel says despite GOP divisions over Trump impeachment, the party ‘overwhelmingly’ agrees on most issues – John L. Dorman
https://www.businessinsider.com/rnc-chair-ronna-mcdaniel-trump-influence-republicans-impeachment-2021-2

MEDIAITE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger says “GOP Has Been ‘Using Fear as a Compelling Way to Get Votes’ and We Need to ‘Quit Peddling That.”
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/kinzinger-gop-has-been-using-fear-as-a-compelling-way-to-get-votes-and-we-need-to-quit-peddling-that/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters promote hatred against conservatives.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/02/cpac-proves-gop-isnt-just-cult-trump/

February 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump acquitted in 2nd impeachment trial; 7 Republicans vote to convict – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-acquitted-senate-votes-57-43-at-impeachment-trial/10336167/
— IL leaders weigh in on Senate vote after former President Trump acquitted in 2nd impeachment trial – Ravi Baichwal
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/il-lawmakers-weigh-in-on-2nd-impeachment-trial-verdict-/10337328/
— Illinois’ Black, Latinx residents getting fewer COVID-19 vaccines, early data shows – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel, Ross Weidner and Jonathan Fagg
(DIERSEN: One could argue that the right thing to do is that all those in Illinois who are members of Group A should give their place in line to those who are members of Group B. Members of Group A are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, healthy, non-poor, non-veteran, citizens of America, Republican, conservative, Trump-supporters, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Members of Group B are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, non-healthy, poor, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, liberal, moderate, Trump-haters, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://abc7chicago.com/health/black-latinx-getting-fewer-covid-19-vaccines-early-il-data-/10334705/

NBC5
— McConnell Votes for Acquittal, But Then Says There’s ‘No Question’ Trump Is Responsible for Riot – Kevin Breuninger
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/mcconnell-votes-for-acquittal-but-then-says-theres-no-question-trump-is-responsible-for-riot/2437659/
— Coronavirus in Illinois: 2,092 New Cases, 53 Deaths, Nearly 80K Vaccinations Reported Saturday. Illinois’ seven-day positivity rate dropped under 3% Saturday
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/coronavirus-in-illinois-2092-new-cases-5-deaths-nearly-80k-vaccinations-reported-saturday/2437542/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump claims his movement ‘has only just begun’ after acquittal in 2nd impeachment trial
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-claims-his-movement-has-only-just-begun-after-acquittal-in-2nd-impeachment-trial
— Pelosi blasts McConnell and ‘cowardly group of Republicans’ in Senate after Trump impeachment acquittal – Marisa Schultz
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pelosi-blasts-mcconnell-and-cowardly-group-of-republicans-in-senate-after-trump-impeachment-acquittal

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The Senate did not convict former President Donald Trump on a House charge he incited insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6. The vote was 57-43, short of two-thirds needed. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-trump-impeachment-trial-20210213-o7pq5z4hvrazxiyhwdnhqk22oy-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The impeachment acquittal does profound damage to our democracy.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-trump-senate-impeachment-acquittal-chapman-20210214-ksaxesviarblvmowy5v4vijujm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Acquitting Trump was a sad and terrible day for democracy.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/13/22282067/donald-trump-impeachment-acquittal-senate-republicans-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— Does a new day dawn beckon beyond Madigan? – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210213/editorial-does-a-new-day-dawn-beckon-beyond-madigan
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210213/a-lot-of-opportunity-to-get-things-done-kinzinger-pledges-bipartisanship-going-forward
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Illinois lawmakers react harshly to Trump’s acquittal.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210213/illinois-lawmakers-react-harshly-to-trumps-acquittal

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Who’s getting vaccinated? The state finally reveals its data, and it shows Illinoisans most affected by COVID are far less likely to have gotten the shot. – STEPHANIE GOLDBERG, A.D. QUIG, ALLY MAROTTI
(DIERSEN: One could argue that the right thing to do is that all those in Illinois who are members of Group A should give their place in line to those who are members of Group B. Members of Group A are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-veteran, citizens of America, Republican, conservative, Trump-supporters, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Members of Group B are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-married, poor, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, liberal, moderate, Trump-haters, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/whos-getting-vaccinated

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— McLean County GOP chair: Country needs to move forward after Trump acquittal – KEVIN BARLOW
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/mclean-county-gop-chair-country-needs-to-move-forward-after-trump-acquittal/article_0aa70466-c0e0-5505-84cf-604d26e65c22.html

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rockford area Republicans: Rep. Adam Kinzinger is out of touch with local GOP – Corina Curry
(DIERSEN: What percent of the Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois, in your county, and in your township/ward support Kinzinger?)
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/02/13/rockford-area-republicans-kinzinger-out-of-touch-with-local-gop/4468976001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois congressman Adam Kinzinger may be gaining nationwide attention because of his impeachment vote and newly announced Country First movement, but some Republicans back home say this latest round of rhetoric may be causing local GOPs more harm than good. State Rep. Andrew Chesney, R-Freeport, took to Facebook Thursday to call Kinzinger “a political embarrassment,” adding that the Republican congressman’s newly formed political action committee Country First should be called “Adam First.” “I don’t think he’s in touch with what mainstream Republicans are really saying,” Chesney said. “The area that I take greatest exception to is that while he’s been on his media blitz trying to talk about conservatism, the congressman is always the last one to attend the Lincoln Day dinner and the first one to leave. “He’s listening to a D.C. crowd rather than listening to what Republicans are saying.” On a Tuesday media call, Kinzinger said he created his Country First video and website about a week ago as a way to express what he felt was happening — “kind of my mourning for the Republican Party” — and give people a place to take action if they agreed with him. “The outpouring of support has been incredible,” Kinzinger said. Kinzinger wouldn’t say how much money has been raised thus far. He said raising money wasn’t the goal. “It’s about building a movement, and my goodness it’s shown that there is a real desire out there for something different.” Rockford Republicans state Sen. Dave Syverson and state Rep. Joe Sosnowski also said that the congressman’s Country First message, which says that the “Republican party has lost its way,” doesn’t ring true with them or the Republicans they work with in Boone and Winnebago counties. “I don’t think splitting up the party is the answer,” Syverson said. “Who doesn’t want country first? That sounds almost like ‘Make America Great Again.’” Kinzinger’s actions and statements of late are actually the cause of some of the dissension in the today’s Republican party, Syverson said. Syverson said he heard from many Rock River Valley Republicans in recent weeks who are concerned over Kinzinger’s stance on the impeachment. He said he tells those voters to call Kinzinger’s office. “If you feel you disagree with him on something, let him know,” he said. Sosnowski said Kizinger’s message of focusing on what’s best for the country and de-escalating the rhetoric and political in-fighting are admirable and valuable goals. “I disagree with his approach,” Sosnowski said. “It’s a conflicting message. He’s talking about de-escalating the rhetoric yet he’s attacking fellow Republicans. … It seems contradictory.” Sosnowski also said the local Republican platform — pro-business, pro-family, less government — remains strong and stable. “I think our principles are still very much there,” he said. “They haven’t disappeared.” Back in his state house district, Chesney said he believes Kinzinger is in “a super minority” of Republicans, and that Kinzinger’s message of lack of leadership and forgotten values isn’t what Stephenson County Republicans are talking about in carpool lanes and coffee shops. “I don’t believe that’s anywhere close to reflective of where we’re at as a party,” said Chesney, who also serves as Stephenson County’s GOP chair. “I think there’s certainly an autopsy to discuss what worked and what didn’t work in Trump’s presidency, but that’s not what he’s doing. “He’s trying to implode the entire party.” Also during Tuesday’s press call, Kinzinger readily denied rumors that he might be using the impeachment as a catapult to statewide office. “People that speculate that don’t know me,” he said. “I don’t have any plans for anything higher in Illinois. … As always, I’ll put the caveat that I’m not going to rule anything out because Jan. 5 and Jan. 7 are two very different days in this world.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that everyone has.
https://www.rrstar.com/story/opinion/2021/02/13/cultural-responsiveness-support-academic-success-all-students/6741040002/

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Biden Is a Trojan Horse, but who’s at the helm? – Alan Webber
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/webber-biden-is-a-trojan-horse-but-whos-at-the-helm/article_ef4924b0-6bbc-11eb-bd0e-67108c1d8051.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— House GOP members criticize Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker over tax incentives freeze – TIM KIRSININKAS
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article249218830.html

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— Missouri Sens. Blunt and Hawley vote to acquit Trump; final vote 57-43, clearing the former president
https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/state-and-regional/missouri-sens-blunt-and-hawley-vote-to-acquit-former-president-donald-trump/article_88ba769e-d13f-5e61-b86d-06b769f592c6.html

DETROIT NEWS
— Calhoun County GOP censures Rep. Meijer over impeachment vote – Melissa Nann Burke
(DIERSEN: What percent of the Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois, in your county, and in your township/ward support Kinzinger?)
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/13/rep-meijer-censure-calhoun-county-gop-republican-impeachment-vote/4472858001/

HERALD PALLADIUM
— Berrien County Republican Party leaders vote to censure Upton. Congressman stands by impeachment vote after third censure. – TONY WITTKOWSKI
(DIERSEN: What percent of the Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois, in your county, and in your township/ward support Kinzinger?)
https://www.heraldpalladium.com/news/berrien-county-republican-party-leaders-vote-to-censure-upton/article_3ead8556-e09f-5276-943a-6f3dd94ba19d.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— After Voting To Acquit, McConnell Torches Trump As Responsible For Riot – BARBARA SPRUNT
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/after-voting-acquit-mcconnell-torches-trump-responsible-riot#stream/0

WAND
— Illinois lawmakers react to Acquittal – Katelyn Eddington
https://www.wandtv.com/news/illinois-lawmakers-react-to-acquittal/article_ac103846-6e46-11eb-a21b-0b106b8599d9.html

WSPY NEWS
— Kinzinger Explains Vote to Strip Congresswoman Who Supported Conspiracy Theories of Her Committee Assignments – Brandon Grossi
(DIERSEN: What percent of the Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois, in your county, and in your township/ward support Kinzinger?)
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/kinzinger-explains-vote-to-strip-congresswoman-who-supported-conspiracy-theories-of-her-committee-assignments/article_c564fd40-6d65-11eb-bcec-4f6c37dfaefc.html

CHICAGO NOW
— Biden gives Illinois corruption a break – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2021/02/biden-gives-illinois-corruption-a-break/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Paul Schimpf Announcing for GOP Nomination for Governor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/13/paul-schimpf-announcing-for-gop-nomination-for-governor/
— GOP Fundraising Pitches Have Disappeared
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/13/gop-fundraising-pitches-have-disappeared/
— New Biden Immigration Rules & the Fence Around Capitol Hill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/13/new-biden-immigration-rules/
— IL-16: The Challengers to Adam Kinzinger thus far
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/13/il16challengers021321/
— Indiana May Offer Bribes to Relocate Across State Line
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/13/indiana-offer-bribes-to-relocate-across-state-line/
— Commentary on Another Conservative Rapper from Commenter
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/13/commentary-on-rap-from-commenter/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Crain’s Chicago Business: Illinois’ public corruption most hurts its low-income residents
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/daily-links/daily-news-headlines-for-feb-13/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— 57-43: Senate acquits Trump on impeachment charge of inciting Capitol riot – Dave Boyer and Alex Swoyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/13/senate-acquits-trump-second-impeachment-trial-char/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Republicans put Facebook on notice for Trump ban – Nihal Krishan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republicans-facebook-reinstate-trump-ban-antifa

GOPUSA
— Biblical Worldview — The Best Way To Ward Off Pro-Socialism Craving
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106396

AMERICAN THINKER
— Book Burning, Name Calling, And The Democrats Praetorian Guard – Vince Coyner
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/02/book_burning_name_calling_and_the_democrats_praetorian_guard.html

BREITBART
— Poll: Majority of Republicans Want Donald Trump to Stay Active in Politics – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/13/majority-republicans-want-donald-trump-stay-active-politics/

TOWNHALL
— Cruz Reveals the Savage (and Hilarious) Questions Senators Had for Impeachment Witnesses – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2021/02/13/cruz-these-are-the-ridiculous-questions-senators-wanted-to-ask-during-the-impeac-n2584692

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Conservative Student Groups Must Let Go of the Past Such groups can absolutely face the challenges of today with tactics of the past, but not by clinging to leaders of the past. – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/02/12/conservative-student-groups-must-let-go-of-the-past/

THE HILL
— Senate votes 57-43 for Trump acquittal – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/538750-senate-gop-acquits-trump-for-second-time?rnd=1613244454
— Kinzinger calls for people with info on Trump to come forward – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/538745-kinzinger-calls-for-people-with-info-on-trump-to-come-forward
— Trump conviction vote exposes GOP divide – JONATHAN EASLEY
(DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, those who hate Trump are anti-law enforcement, 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://thehill.com/homenews/senate/538785-trump-conviction-vote-exposes-gop-divide

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republican Acquittal of Trump Is a Pivotal Moment for the Party. The vote, signaling how thoroughly the party has come to be defined by the personality of one man, is likely to leave a blemish on the historical record.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/us/politics/trump-impeachment-republicans.html?
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump’s Impeachment Legacy: Violent Extremism. Whether or not Mr. Trump is convicted, the extremism that flourished under his administration is embedded in our politics.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/us/politics/donald-trump-impeachment.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s Republicans, Brought to Their Knees. They stand for nothing. The Senate trial proved that.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/13/opinion/sunday/trump-republican-impeachment.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump Is Acquitted by the Senate” and “7 Senate Republicans (Cassidy, Burr, Romney, Collins, Murkowski, Sasse, and Toomey) vote ‘guilty,’ the most bipartisan margin in favor of conviction in history.”
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/02/13/us/impeachment-trial#7-senate-republicans-vote-guilty-the-most-bipartisan-margin-in-favor-of-conviction-in-history

ARIZONA CENTRAL
— ‘Tribalism is a hell of a drug.’ Trump impeachment trial reopens GOP battle lines even as he is acquitted. – David Jackson
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/13/trump-impeachment-trial-reignites-gop-battle-even-he-acquitted/6738664002/

NEWSWEEK
— GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger Says Republicans Get Elected on ‘Steady Diet of Fear’ – BENJAMIN FEARNOW
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters harm Republicans and say that Kinzinger wanted them to do that?)
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-says-republicans-get-elected-steady-diet-fear-1569101

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Senate Votes to Acquit Trump in Impeachment Trial
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-second-impeachment-trial-2021-02-13

FORBES
— Is The Stock Market About To Crash? – Jonathan Ponciano
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2021/02/12/is-the-stock-market-about-to-crash/

INQUISITER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger “Yearns For Republican Party That Isn’t Crazy.”’
https://www.inquisitr.com/6479859/adam-kinzinger-republican-party-crazy/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ and especially against those that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/02/trump-avoids-impeachment-conviction-people-outraged/

ADAM KINZINGER
— Rep. Kinzinger Statement on Senate’s Acquittal
(DIERSEN: From what I see, Kinzinger will ever-increasingly seek to lead a coalition of the following to destroy the Republican Party once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://kinzinger.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=402607

February 5 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— ILGOP Statement on Push to Impeach Former President Trump
https://mailchi.mp/b120fc223d01/icymi-pritzker-admin-mia-while-over-20-of-lasalle-veterans-home-residents-die-of-covid-4739456
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: Ten Republican members of the US House of Representatives have formally voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, and a few in the Senate may join them as well. This action has created widespread division and anger among the Republican party both nationally and here in Illinois. In response the Illinois Republican Party has released the following statement: “We strongly disagree with any Republican, Congressman Adam Kinzinger included, who voted to impeach President Trump or those who vote to convict him in the U.S. Senate, but we will let the voters be the arbiters of any vote taken by an elected official. As we prepare to select a new chairman of the Illinois Republican Party on Saturday, it’s our collective belief that uniting the party will be the single greatest endeavor of the new chairman. Our elected officials must unite behind defeating President Biden’s radical left-wing agenda. In just two weeks in office, the President has already given into extremists by cancelling the Keystone pipeline, refusing to enforce our immigration laws, and cowering to the teachers unions who refuse to educate our children in-person despite all the evidence of its necessity. The stakes of the 2022 election here in Illinois – defeating Gov. JB Pritzker and Sen. Tammy Duckworth, winning back congressional seats, and electing Republican judges to the Illinois Supreme Court – are too monumental to engage in a circular firing squad. We cannot play into Democrat hands by fighting amongst each other, so we encourage all Republicans to focus on the future rather than relitigating the past.”)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois GOP says Rep. Adam Kinzinger and other Republicans who voted to impeach Trump ‘created widespread division and anger’ in the party
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-adam-kinzinger-illinois-republicans-20210205-7cwxhciinzcmvjyaue6ohenc2y-story.html
— Brinkmanship continues in Lightfoot vs. teachers union | State Republican party delivers Kinzinger mild rebuke | Evanston, Dolton to pick new mayors in Feb. 23 elections – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-teachers-union-brinksmanship-kinzinger-rebuke-gop-spin-20210205-6duxergoqnevxaxf47j5mlc5o4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled GOP-hating GOP-haters use QAnon to harm the GOP.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-qanon-birch-barry-kinzinger-page-20210205-svzz6zjwtjfl5babn3cs5jx4ra-story.html
— When Democrats find a new cause: ‘Helping millionaires’ – EDITORIAL
(DIERSEN: The SALT cap should be increased from $10,000 to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-salt-deduction-illinois-durbin-duckworth-20210205-lzagmttukjg2bkxxim24qe535m-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois gun sales in January eclipsed by last year’s panics following pandemic and protests: ‘It’s just been crazy.’ But gun dealers still sold firearms at a clip near the record-setting months of last year in a month that saw the Capitol siege and the inauguration of Democratic President Joe Biden. – Andrew Sullender
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/5/22269259/illinois-gun-sales-january-capitol-seige-insurrection-pandemic-protests-firerarms

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/5/22269259/illinois-gun-sales-january-capitol-seige-insurrection-pandemic-protests-firerarms
— Illinois Republicans outraged when they can’t get vaccine — and outraged when they can. The only purpose is to generate political heat. Then they move on to some new “outrage.” – Rich Miller
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINO activists, RINO candidates, RINO elected officials, RINO party leaders, RINO major donors, RINO political consultants, RINO etc. who glorify and praise Miller, pander to Miller, and give scopes to Miller, but who do everything that they can a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading those newsletters.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/5/22269186/illinois-republicans-legislature-vaccination-covid-rich-miller-capitol-fax

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater uses the Capitol Riot to promote hatred against Trump and against those who voted for Trump. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210205/news/302059945/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— We’ll soon find out if Springfield is ready for real reform. Tough ethics proposals target time-honored practices that enrich lawmakers. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/well-soon-find-out-if-springfield-ready-real-reform

ABC7
— LGBTQ people at higher risk of COVID-19, CDC study shows – Maggie Green
https://abc7chicago.com/10317124/

NBC5
— Rep. Greene Says ‘Morons’ Voted to Boot Her From Committees. The chamber’s near party-line 230-199 vote was the latest instance of conspiracy theories becoming pitched political battlefields. – Alan Fram and Brian Slodysko
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/rep-greene-says-morons-voted-to-boot-her-from-committees/2430949/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield’s Don Tracy, ex-Illinois Gaming Board chairman, a finalist for state GOP chair – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/02/05/springfield-lawyer-don-tracy-illinois-gop-chairman-finalist-politics/4401087001/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— More malfeasance in the public sector? – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorial-more-malfeasance-in-the-public-sector/article_453f34c5-41bb-588a-bd53-31978e5a6882.html

WAND
— ILGOP releases statement on push to impeach former President Trump
https://www.wandtv.com/news/ilgop-releases-statement-on-push-to-impeach-former-president-trump/article_7ab819ec-67db-11eb-8d82-1bb03b76bacc.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Tax-Funded Illinois Propagandists Slam 1776 Report’s Honest History – Alex Newman
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/illinois-propagandists-slam-1776-reports-honest-history/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Gary Marschke, Candidate for DuPage Twp Supervisor, disciplined by Illinois Treasurer according to court records – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/02/gary-marschke-candidate-for-dupage-twp-supervisor-disciplined-by-illinois-treasurer-according-to-court-records/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONGRESSMAN KINZINGER’S HOME COUNTY GOP CENSURES HIM WITH 40 OTHER COUNTY ORGS’ SUPPORT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/congressman-kinzingers-home-county-gop-censures-him-with-40-other-county-orgs-support.html
— 9 SIGNS THAT JOE BIDEN IS A THIRD WORLD LEADER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/9-signs-that-joe-biden-is-a-third-world-leader.html
— BECKMAN: BIDEN’S INITIAL CALL FOR UNITY APPEARS MORE AND MORE PHONY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/beckman-.html
— ILLINOIS STUDENT FACES SCHOOL DISCIPLINARY HEARING FOR REFUSING TO PARTICIPATE IN SEXUALITY PROGRAM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/illinois-student-faces-school-disciplinary-hearing-for-refusing-to-participate-in-sexuality-program.html

CAPITOL FAX
— 3,660 new confirmed and probable cases; 83 additional deaths; 2,318 hospitalized; 491 in ICU; 3.3 percent average case positivity rate; 4.3 percent average test positivity rate; 49,082 average doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/05/3660-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-83-additional-deaths-2318-hospitalized-491-in-icu-33-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-43-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-49082-average-doses/

BREITBART
— Tom Cotton: Republicans Condemn Fringe Right as Democrats Tolerate Omar, Schiff, Schumer, Swalwell, Waters – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/04/tom-cotton-republicans-condemn-fringe-right-as-democrats-tolerate-omar-schiff-schumer-swalwell-waters/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— H.R.1 – The Intimidate Conservatives Bill – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/h-r-1-the-intimidate-conservatives-bill

PJ MEDIA
— Local Republican Parties Come Down Hard on Anti-Trump Apostates – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/02/05/local-republican-parties-come-down-hard-on-anti-trump-apostates-n1423424

NEWSMAX
— America’s Unimaginable Left Turn Leads to Predictable Tyranny – Larry Bell
https://www.newsmax.com/larrybell/liberalism-tyranny/2021/02/05/id/1008793/

LIBERAL FIRST
— Big Tech working on apps to wipe all conservative posts – Larry Phillips
https://liberalfirst.com/opinion/7888-big-tech-working-on-apps-to-wipe-all-conservative-posts

EPOCH TIMES

— Greene Says Republican Votes Against Her Are a ‘Big Betrayal,’ May Cost Party Majority in 2022 – IVAN PENTCHOUKOV
https://www.theepochtimes.com/greene-republican-votes-against-her-are-a-big-betrayal-may-cost-party-majority-in-2022_3686612.html

THE HILL
— Defiant Greene attacks media, dodges questions on past remarks – CRISTINA MARCOS AND MIKE LILLIS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/537550-defiant-greene-attacks-media-dodges-questions-about-past-remarks
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to make Marjorie Taylor Greene the face of the Republican Party.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/537550-defiant-greene-attacks-media-dodges-questions-about-past-remarks
— Democratic senators introduce bill to limit Section 230 protections – REBECCA KLAR
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to sue me for my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that they do not like. But beyond hypocritically, they do not sue the authors of those articles or the websites that those articles were published on. My critics/opponents see me as being an “easy target” a) because of the non-support that I get from the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization and b) because of the non-support that I got from TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, etc.)
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/537524-democratic-senators-introduce-bill-to-limit-power-of-section-230

NBC NEWS
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene backs bill that would ban Pride flags at U.S. embassies. The embattled Republican has also thrown her support behind a bill that would bar transgender girls and women from participating in women’s sports. – Dan Avery
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-backs-bill-would-ban-pride-flags-n1256796

NEW YORK TIMES
— Lou Dobbs’s Show Is Canceled by Fox Business Mr. Dobbs, a loyal supporter of former President Donald J. Trump, is named in a lawsuit by the election technology company Smartmatic against the Fox Corporation and two other Fox anchors. – Michael M. Grynbaum
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/05/business/lou-dobbs-fox.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Republicans worry their big tent will mean big problems in 2022 elections – Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey
(DIERSEN: The “BIG TENT” policy is destroying the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), etc. I should write a book about present and past leaders of the IRP, DCRCC, MTRO, etc. who hate conservatives, that is, who hate the base of the Republican Party in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, etc. Most commonly, the aforesaid conservative-haters reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-midterms-extremists/2021/02/04/a9a23be4-6596-11eb-8c64-9595888caa15_story.html
— Biden says Trump should not receive intelligence briefings because of his ‘erratic behavior’ – Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez and John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/02/05/joe-biden-live-updates/
— Illinois judge finds Trump hotel in Chicago liable for violating environmental laws – David A. Fahrenthold
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-hotel-lawsuit/2021/02/05/014484a2-67fd-11eb-8c64-9595888caa15_story.html

RALEIGH NEWS OBSERVER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hate-filled Trump-hating groups.
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article249037875.html

February 3 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Illinois State Lawmakers Now Eligible To Get COVID-19 Vaccines
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/02/03/illinois-state-lawmakers-now-eligible-to-get-covid-19-vaccines/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Lightfoot blames Trump for standoff between city’s public schools and teachers union – Bradford Betz
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame Trump for everything that is bad.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lightfoot-blames-trump-for-standoff-between-citys-public-schools-and-teachers-union

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin taking gavel of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-dick-durbin-judiciary-chair-20210203-47swz7cjqnhivau2hcqajs52t4-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker allows state lawmakers to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, joining Chicago city leaders and elected officials who were already allowed doses in current rollout plan – ALICE YIN, JAMIE MUNKS and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-politicians-coronavirus-vaccine-illinois-chicago-20210203-ybmttawyffbyza6crx3cizzj4e-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-abortion-medication-fda-biden-chapman-20210203-p25dxp7d5bd3davzbdmdpufurm-story.html
— House Democrats plan vote on ousting Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees as GOP leader signals he won’t punish her – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-gop-divided-20210202-qwxlorp3cjcwzi4cmjwiyevus4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts reups as Republican National Committee finance chair; led Trump reelection fundraising drive. The move suggests that Ricketts, a Wilmette resident, is not seriously considering a run for Illinois governor in 2022. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/3/22265262/cubs-todd-ricketts-reups-republican-national-committee-finance-chair-led-trump-fundraising
— ‘Welcomed step’ or ‘ridiculous?’ — state lawmakers split on decision to allow them to get COVID-19 vaccine ahead of others. Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s spokeswoman said the decision was made at the “request of members of the General Assembly.” Still, the governor plans to wait his turn. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/2/3/22264435/illinois-state-lawmakers-vaccine-coronavirus-covid-19-phase-1b
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois dispensaries sold record $88 million in January after massive first year of recreational weed sales. January sales outpaced the more than $86 million reported in December. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2021/2/3/22264379/illinois-recreational-weed-sales-record-january-2021-pot-marijuana-cannabis

DAILY HERALD
— Republicans propose recall, repeal measures – JERRY NOWICKI
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210203/republicans-propose-recall-repeal-measures
— McHenry County Board member Pamela Althoff’s lobbyist work raises questions about ethics, conflicts of interest – Kelli Duncan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210203/mchenry-county-board-members-lobbyist-work-raises-questions-about-ethics-conflicts-of-interest
— Oberweis camp expects action soon on petition to undo Underwood’s reelection – Brenda Schory
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210203/oberweis-camp-expects-action-soon-on-petition-to-undo-underwoods-reelection
— New DuPage judge appointed Leah M. Bendik
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210203/new-dupage-judge-appointed

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Former gubernatorial candidate Sam McCann indicted on campaign finance charges – Ben Szalinski
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/02/03/former-gubernatorial-candidate-mccann-indicted-campaign-violations/4379196001/
— New standards for teacher education developed by the Illinois State Board of Education are receiving a backlash from Republican lawmakers as a way to teach liberal politics in the classroom. – Ben Szalinski
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/02/03/republicans-oppose-culturally-responsive-teacher-standards/4357715001/

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— GOP House Members urged to fight Pelosi attack on newly elected Member Marjorie Taylor Greene Republicans should refuse to participate in Democrat hit job – Ray Hanania
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2021/02/03/gop-house-members-urged-to-fight-pelosi-attack-on-newly-elected-member/

LINCOLN COURIER
— Generational eradication – Jim Killebrew, Lincoln
https://www.lincolncourier.com/story/opinion/2021/02/03/letter-editor-generational-eradication/4355501001/

PLATT COUNTY JOURNAL REPUBLICAN
— Officials critical of state criminal justice reform bill
https://www.journal-republican.com/news/officials-critical-of-state-criminal-justice-reform-bill/article_a2232332-659c-11eb-812c-936cae8ded0d.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Biden seeks to chip away at Trump immigration policies through new executive orders – KRISTINE FRAZAO
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/biden-seeks-to-chip-away-at-trump-immigration-policies-through-new-executive-orders
— Biden set to boost US refugee admissions after Trump cut – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/biden-set-to-boost-us-refugee-admissions-after-trump-cut
— Cannabis corruption: How state and local leaders are profiting off the burgeoning industry – KRISTINE FRAZAO
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/cannabis-corruption-how-state-and-local-leaders-are-profiting-off-the-burgeoning-industry

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Examining Domestic Extremist Threats To Americans And U.S. Government.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/examining-domestic-extremist-threats-americans-and-us-government#stream/0

WGLT
— Illinois Continues To Lose Residents, Particularly Outside Chicago Area – TIM SHELLEY
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on driving Republicans a) out of Illinois, b) out of DuPage County, c) out of DuPage County’s 4th District, d) out of Milton Township, e) out of Wheaton, f) out of Wheaton’s West District, and g) out of my precinct.)
https://www.wglt.org/post/illinois-continues-lose-residents-particulary-outside-chicago-area#stream/0

ILLINOIS PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Southern Poverty Law Center promotes hatred against individuals, groups, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ including Americans for Truth about Homosexuality (AFTAH) and Illinois Family Institute (IFI). I promote AFTAH and IFI. I should write a book about LGBTQ-promoters in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who continue to do everything that they can to destroy me a) because I do not promote LGBTQ and b) because I promote AFTAH and IFI.
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/hate-group-activity-harder-track-illinois-2020-report

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois’ top doctor tells Congress that Trump is to blame for vaccine troubles – Cole Lauterbach
(DIERSEN: Sooner or later, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame all problems on Trump.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-top-doctor-tells-congress-that-trump-is-to-blame-for-vaccine-troubles/article_3ec64bec-65b1-11eb-951e-238b7283ef46.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— 2018 Independent Candidate for Governor, Then GOP Senator, Hit with Major Federal Tax Evasion Charges
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/03/2018-independent-candidate-for-governor-then-gop-senator-hit-with-major-federal-charges/
— District 300 School Board Member Displays Partisanship, Attacks Republicans
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/03/district-300-school-board-member/
— Planned Parenthood Proposes Sex Ed in Kindergarten, Gender ID and Expression Started in 3rd Grade
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/03/planned-parenthood-proposes-sex-ed-in-kindergarten-gender-id-and-expression-started-in-3rd-grade/
— Break for Criminals, But Not for Those Obeying the Law
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/03/break-for-criminals-but-no-for-those-obeying-the-law/
— Reick Opposes “Culturally Responsive” Rules for Teachers & How to Take Action
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/02/reick-opposes-culturally-responsive-rules-for-teachers/
— Urlacher’s Bookie Pleads Guilty
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/02/bookie-pleads-guilty/
— First Good Laugh of the Day – Mayor Blames Trump for Closed Schools
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/02/first-good-laugh-of-the-day/
— Feds Catch Another Carjacker
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/02/feds-catch-another-carjacker/
— IL-14/IL-GOP: Jim Oberweis Backing Mark Shaw for State Party Chairman
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/02/oberweis020221/
— Jack Franks’ Illinois Integrity (sic) Fund Printer Pleads Guilty to Income Tax Evasion, Agrees to Cooperate
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/02/jack-franks-illinois-integrity-sic-fund-printer-pleads-guilty-agrees-to-cooperate/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Former IL Senator Sam McCann Federally Indicted For His Use of Campaign Funds – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/02/former-il-senator-sam-mccann-federally-indicted-for-his-use-of-campaign-funds/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— “Comply, Conform, or Consequences” – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/02/spotlight-comply-conform-or-consequences/

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/03/covid-19-roundup-74/
— 3,314 new confirmed and probable cases; 69 additional deaths; 2,469 hospitalized; 520 in ICU; 3.5 percent average case positivity rate; 4.5 percent average test positivity rate; 45,787 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/03/3314-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-69-additional-deaths-2469-hospitalized-520-in-icu-35-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-45-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-45787-average-daily-doses/

FOX NEWS
— Study dismissing conservative concerns about Big Tech bias was funded by far-left Biden mega-donor. Billionaire Craig Newmark gave millions to Poynter Institute, which published ‘blacklist’ of conservative sites in 2019. – Brian Flood
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who blacklist me and blacklist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who have lost elections, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/study-dismissing-conservative-concerns-big-tech-bias-funded-joe-biden-mega-donor
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Poynter, which operates PolitiFact, infamously published a blacklist of 515 websites it deemed “unreliable” in 2019. The overwhelming majority were conservative, and it encouraged advertisers to not support them. Poynter ultimately apologized for the report, which was penned by an employee of the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center. Newmark has also called on Big Tech platforms to “take action” against “bad actors” online. “The social media platform[s] know who the bad actors are. They know who the foreign adversaries are, they know who their domestic allies are,” Newmark said on the Digiday podcast last year. “They should take action against all of them.” Conservatives have accused social media platforms of everything from shadow banning them to restricting free speech. Former Facebook employees admitted in 2016 to restricting news stories of interest to conservative readers from its “trending” section, and Big Tech employees have overwhelmingly favored Democrats in their political donations.)
— John Cox on plans to challenge Gov. Newsom if recall is successful
https://news.yahoo.com/john-cox-plans-challenge-gov-180724676.html
— NYU’s farce of a study on Big Tech censorship of conservatives Billionaires fund their own studies and they get the conclusions they pay for. – Tucker Carlson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-big-tech-censorship-nyu-study-craig-newmark

GOPUSA
— Coming For You? Joe Biden Considers ‘Reality Czar’ To Fight ‘Disinformation’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106098
— Newsmax Anchor Walks Off Set After Trying To Stop Mike Lindell Talking About Election Fraud Instead Of Twitter Censorship
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106101
— DeSantis Vows To Punish Big Tech For Silencing The Voices Of Conservatives
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106081

ONE NEWS NOW
— The inequality of ‘equity’ – Ben Shapiro
https://onenewsnow.com/perspectives/ben-shapiro/2021/02/03/the-inequality-of-equity

PATRIOT POST
— Democrats Are Baiting and Begging for More Violence. The Democrat proliferators of hate and division are enticing more anarchist violence that they will attribute to “Trump supporters.” – MARK ALEXANDER
https://patriotpost.us/alexander/77492
— Biden Immigration Orders Undo Trump’s Progress. Three more executive orders Tuesday were focused on rescinding previous border-security efforts. – Nate Jackson
https://patriotpost.us/articles/77478-biden-immigration-orders-undo-trumps-progress-2021-02-03

BREITBART
— Joe Biden Signs Order Revamping Welfare-Dependent Immigration – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/02/joe-biden-signs-order-revamping-welfare-dependent-immigration/
— Biden’s Order on Central America: Offers Aid, Takes People – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/03/bidens-directive-to-central-america-promises-aid-extracts-migrants/
— Durbin on Biden Immigration Plan: ‘Can’t Revert’ to Belief That ‘Immigrants Are Enemies’ – Trent Baker
(DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/02/03/durbin-on-biden-immigration-plan-cant-revert-to-belief-that-immigrants-are-enemies/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Demand an End to Amazon’s Hate Against Conservatives
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/demand-an-end-to-amazon-s-hate-against-conservatives

TOWNHALL
— The State Department’s newly installed deputy spokesperson, Jalina Porter, said in a 2016 Facebook post that the “largest threat to U.S. national security are U.S. cops.” – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2021/02/03/is-this-a-joke-that-who-bidens-state-department-spox-declared-was-our-greatest-national-security-threat-n2584134

PJ MEDIA
— Social Media Bias Just Got Even More Orwellian – PAULA BOLYARD
https://pjmedia.com/columns/paula-bolyard/2021/02/03/want-to-know-what-conservative-media-is-up-against-check-out-this-chilling-new-report-on-social-media-bias-n1422313

RIGHT WING NEWS HOUR
— Millions of Americans are Now Considered Terrorists By Our Govt. – Ryan Michael
https://rightwingnewshour.com/millions-of-americans-are-now-considered-terrorists-by-our-govt/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says Kinzinger says “GOP colleagues have thanked me for speaking out against Trump.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/537211-kinzinger-gop-colleagues-have-thanked-me-for-speaking-out-against-trump
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A free press cannot ‘cancel’ opposing views.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/536999-a-free-press-cannot-cancel-opposing-views
— McCarthy announces no disciplinary actions against Greene – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the following to take disciplinary actions against me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that they do not like: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, etc.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/537235-mccarthy-announces-no-actions-against-greene

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that you do against Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters glorify and praise you.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/cheney-refuses-apologize-voting-impeach-trump-during-closed-door-gop-n1256670

WASHINGTON POST
— Canada declares the Proud Boys a terrorist group – Amanda Coletta
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/canada-proud-boys-terrorist-capitol-siege/2021/02/03/546b1d5c-6628-11eb-8468-21bc48f07fe5_story.html
— Proud Boys and Black Lives Matter activists clashed in a Florida suburb. Only one side was charged. – Tim Craig
(DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs put tremendous pressure on police a) to cozy up to BLM activists and b) to be harsh on Proud Boy activists.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/florida-protest-bill-unequal-treatment/2021/02/01/415d1b02-6240-11eb-9061-07abcc1f9229_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After months of public outrage and accusations of discrimination over the disparate penalties, New Port Richey police dropped the citations against Boneta and six other Black Lives Matter demonstrators in early January. But not before the Tampa-suburb became another front in the national debate over whether authorities treat left-wing protesters too harshly while cozying up to far-right extremists.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Sean Hannity is the face of the post-Trump identity crisis at Fox News.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/fox-ratings-sean-hannity-cnn-msnbc/2021/02/02/9a604eac-650d-11eb-8c64-9595888caa15_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republicans must go cold turkey to escape the Trump cult.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/03/republicans-must-go-cold-turkey-escape-trump-cult/

LOS ANGELES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The GOP’s civil war is just beginning, and the fighting will get worse before it gets better.” The many hate-filled conservative-hating Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Republican Party are using the Capitol Riot, Kinzinger, and other hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters a) to get rid of conservatives once and for all and b) to destroy the Republican Party once and for all.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-02-03/the-gops-civil-war-is-just-beginning

NEWSWEEK
— Maxine Waters Wants Donald Trump Charged With Premeditated Murder for Capitol Riot – MEGHAN ROOS
https://www.newsweek.com/maxine-waters-wants-donald-trump-charged-premeditated-murder-capitol-riot-1566626

RAW STORY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says that “Reince Priebus blasts rioting Trump supporters as ‘domestic terrorists’: ‘Pure insanity and disgusting’”
https://www.rawstory.com/reince-priebus-blasts-trump-rioters/

SLATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “House Votes to Fine Members Up to $10,000 for Refusing Capitol Security Screening.”
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/02/house-votes-approves-fines-capitol-security-screening-metal-detectors.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: The extremist, anti-everything wing of the GOP that is at the center of this self-involved showdown is comprised of exactly who you’d expect: Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert, who refused to hand over her bag when it set of the metal detector, and other Republican members, like Ralph Norman of South Carolina, and Texas’ Louie Gohmert, among others, who have chosen to just slip right around them. “This is bullshit,” Republican Rep. Rodney Davis of Illinois told the officers, outraged, when stopped at the door.)

January 29 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 4,156 new cases, 71 deaths; vaccine efforts ramp up. As Illinois COVID vaccination ramps up, 2nd appointments prove hard to find. – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-cases-vaccine-coronavirus/10120504/

NBC5
— In Fight Over GOP, State Parties Stand as Firewall for Trump. In swing states and GOP bastions, state and local Republican committees are stocked with Trump supporters who remain loyal – Thomas Beaumont and Nicholas Riccardi
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/in-fight-over-gop-state-parties-stand-as-firewall-for-trump/2424239/
— OEMC Says Chicago Has Not Received Threats Following US Terrorism Alert. The Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism bulletin Wednesday warning of the lingering potential for violence from people motivated by antigovernment sentiment after President Joe Biden’s election.
(DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs paint you as being an extremist, if not a domestic terrorist: law enforcement officer, veteran, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/oemc-says-chicago-has-not-received-threats-following-us-terrorism-alert/2424309/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism bulletin Wednesday warning of the lingering potential for violence from people motivated by antigovernment sentiment after President Joe Biden’s election, suggesting the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol may embolden extremists and set the stage for additional attacks.)
— Trump-Supporting Illinois Couple Charged in US Capitol Riot – Don Babwin
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/trump-supporting-illinois-couple-charged-in-us-capitol-riot/2424258/
— Democratic Lawmakers Call for Removal of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Over Incendiary Rhetoric – Hannah Miao
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/democrat-lawmakers-call-for-removal-of-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-over-incendiary-rhetoric/2424455/

CBS2
— Feds Charge 3 More Illinois Residents In U.S. Capitol Riot, Based On Social Media Videos And Photos
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/01/29/feds-charge-3-more-illinois-residents-in-u-s-capitol-riot-based-on-social-media-videos-and-photos/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Pelosi denounces GOP leaders over Georgia lawmaker’s posts. – Will Weissert and Brian Slodysko
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pelosi-denounces-gop-leaders-over-georgia-lawmakers-posts
— Journalists booted from Marjorie Taylor Greene town hall – Ben Nadler
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/journalists-booted-from-marjorie-taylor-greene-town-hall

WGN TV
— US Capitol surrounded by fence, troops as threats continue – Raquel Martin
https://wgntv.com/news/washington-dc-bureau/us-capitol-surrounded-by-fence-troops-as-threats-continue/

WGN RADIO
— National March for Life goes digital as Biden reverses abortion restrictions – Basil John
https://wgnradio.com/news/national-march-for-life-goes-digital-as-biden-reverses-abortion-restrictions/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CTU dance video goes viral after getting slammed by conservative media. Through interpretive dance, six CPS teachers expressed their COVID safety concerns about returning to classrooms in a Facebook video. The video ended up receiving backlash after being posted on Fox News and other outlets. – Alison Martin
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/1/29/22256622/ctu-dance-video-covid-19-teachers-union-strike-cps
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/27/22252933/joe-biden-vote-republicans-for-trump-agenda-mona-charen
— A new Illinois House leader rolls out a new team — and a new style. “I’m looking forward to using my new voice to continue to highlight the issues that are important to me and to the communities that I serve,” Speaker Chris Welch said. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/1/29/22256979/illinois-politics-house-chris-welch-rich-miller-capitol-fax
— Madam Mayor, save the word ‘racist’ for the clear and real thing. We agree that two aldermen who argued against an ordinance extending protections for undocumented immigrants were “misguided.” But xenophobic and racist? – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/29/22254458/chicago-racism-racist-undocumented-immigrants-city-council-mayor-lori-lightfoot-editorial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— A view from Chicago for the Illinois Republican Party – STEPHEN F. BOULTON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-republican-party-illinois-20210129-b5k5xefiqfel3khfvhbfmfjnyq-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 6. Vocally oppose cancel culture. Our discourse is now dominated by a social theory which recognizes only “oppressors” and “oppressed” with no middle ground or differing opinions allowed. Our youth are being indoctrinated with this destructive mindset in our schools. An example is the “culturally responsive” teaching standard currently proposed by the Illinois State Board of Education, which will force teachers to adopt a curriculum of “progressive viewpoints,” under which teachers must “work actively” in the classroom against “systems of oppression” while promoting “student activism and advocacy” for a progressive agenda. Cancel culture is at root a Marxist-based model, and as with all Marxist theories, pits different groups of people against each other in bitter, unending conflict. Adopting such doctrines in government results in expanding hatred, suppression of speech, economic decline and social disintegration, as we are already seeing in parts of America today. If the Republicans will not stand for civility and freedom, who will? The Chicago Republican Party has begun planning for the 2022 election. We urge all Republicans to join forces to rescue and restore Illinois.)
— Repealing Section 230 would limit Americans’ speech – WILL DUFFIELD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-section-230-big-tech-congress-con-repeal-20210128-dn7ovp252jdp7othxbtavggldy-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: While Illinois lost population over the past decade, four suburban counties grew, study shows – SARAH FREISHTAT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-kane-kendall-dupage-will-grow-st-20210128-4gisoorhb5abdmiuowvst2k2zy-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Only nine Illinois counties grew in population over the past decade and four of them were in the west and southwest suburbs — Kane, DuPage, Kendall and Will counties, an analysis from a Chicago planning agency shows. . .Over the same time period, DuPage County grew by 2,575 people, or 0.28%. Will County grew by 7,207, or 1.06%, and Kane County grew by 9,502 people, or 1.82%. Kendall County saw the highest rate of increase of any Illinois county, growing by 6.65%, or 7,860 people. . .Growth in Kane, DuPage, Kendall and Will is likely tied to people already in the region moving farther into the suburbs, he said, and to better job growth in the Chicago area than elsewhere in the state.)
— Older readers take offense to ‘prejudice of ageism’ against them and President Biden – JERRY DAVICH (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the biggest age discriminators in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-pt-davich-ageism-discrimination-president-biden-concerns-st-0131-20210129-s7bznpnfzrg33bqv5ifjcvxne4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “In defense of Marjorie Taylor Greene: Think of all the times she HASN’T wanted to execute Democrats.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-marjorie-taylor-greene-laser-execute-house-republicans-fire-huppke-20210129-yjvky2unvfcj3fixjdr3jvllh4-story.html
— Chicago aldermen launch ‘Operation Safe Pump’ amid carjacking spike | Kinzinger and Illinois’ fractured GOP | Lightfoot, Pritzker on what it means to govern after George Floyd’s death – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-carjackings-alderman-coleman-kinzinger-republicans-spin-20210130-sr7w5wx2bnccndkhbitqfxgd7y-story.html
— Communication, flooding topics in Aurora Township highway commissioner race – DAVID SHAROS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-township-highway-commissioner-st-0201-20210130-7ytxd4pwbnhhjejvjraya7inse-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Vote for new Illinois GOP chairman delayed to Feb. 6 – JJ Bullock
(DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would be hosting a candidate forum.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210129/vote-for-new-illinois-gop-chairman-delayed-to-feb-6
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The voting delay will give the three candidates vying for the role — Lake County Republican Chairman Mark Shaw, former lieutenant governor candidate Don Tracy and Kendall County Chairman Scott Gryder — extra time to campaign within their party before the vote.)
— OUTSTANDING: Naperville park board approves resolution urging Pritzker to veto police reform bill – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210129/naperville-park-board-approves-resolution-urging-pritzker-to-veto-police-reform-bill
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20200726/league-of-women-voters-seeks-to-be-more-inclusive

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— McDonald’s will pay employees to get the vaccine. The fast food giant joins other companies offering workers incentives to get inoculated against COVID-19. – ALLY MAROTTI
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/restaurants/mcdonalds-will-pay-employees-get-vaccine

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois reports third daily record for COVID-19 shots; governor responds to GOP barbs – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/01/29/illinois-reports-new-daily-record-covid-19-vaccine-shots/4310259001/

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— House Republicans Urge Veto Of Police Reform Bill – Greg Bishop
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=318104#.YBRmep4XCM8

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Who Is Marjorie Taylor Greene? What The Congresswoman’s Rise Means For The Future Of The GOP.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/who-marjorie-taylor-greene-what-congresswomans-rise-means-future-gop#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— Pelosi wants security money to face ‘enemy’ within House – AP (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, Republicans are the enemy within. According to RINOs, conservatives are the enemy within.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/pelosi-wants-security-money-to-face-enemy-within-house-01-29-2021

WJBC
— State Rep. Brady calling on Gov. Pritzker to veto police reform bill – Blake Haas
https://www.wjbc.com/2021/01/29/state-rep-brady-calling-on-gov-pritzker-to-veto-police-reform-bill/

WLDS
— IL GOP Delegation Weighs In On Biden’s Cancellation of Keystone XL Pipeline Permit – Benjamin Cox
https://wlds.com/il-gop-delegation-weighs-in-on-bidens-cancellation-of-keystone-xl-pipeline-permit/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally do more to illegally encourage illegal immigration.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/01/28/with-new-president-cook-county-leaders-chicago-advocates-press-for-immigration-reform/

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— Top Winnebago County Republican Calls for GOP to Censure Trump-Hating Rep. Adam Kinzinger — Rally Set for Saturday – Jim Hoft
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/top-winnebago-county-republican-calls-gop-censure-trump-hating-rep-adam-kinzinger-rally-set-saturday/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Were the Capitol Rioters Christ-Followers? – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/were-the-capitol-rioters-christians/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONGRESSWOMAN MARY MILLER TO SERVE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR COMMITTEE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/miller-to-serve-on-education-and-labor-committee.html
— THORNER: DEMOCRATS PUSH FOR FEDERAL ELECTION LAW CREATING A PERPETUAL BLUE WAVE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/thorner-democrats-push-for-federal-election-law-creating-a-perpetual-blue-wave-.html
— BIDEN’S DISBANDING OF 1776 COMMISSION SHOWS LEFT’S WAR ON US HISTORY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/01/bidens-disbanding-of-1776-commission-shows-lefts-war-on-us-history.html

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger.
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/29/kinzinger-continues-wowing-the-news-media/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/29/covid-19-roundup-73/
— 4,156 new confirmed and probable cases; 71 additional deaths; 2,735 hospitalized; 532 in ICU; 4.3 percent average case positivity rate; 5.4 percent average test positivity rate; 38,738 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/01/29/4156-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-71-additional-deaths-2735-hospitalized-532-in-icu-43-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-54-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-38738-average-daily-doses/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden, Democrats scheme to sidestep Republicans for left-wing wishlist – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/28/joe-biden-democrats-scheme-sidestep-republicans-le/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— All the Tech Entrepreneurs Are Liberals for a Reason
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2021/01/29/all-the-tech-entrepreneurs-are-liberals-for-a-reason/

THE HILL
— Scrutiny grows over National Guard presence at Capitol – REBECCA KHEEL AND ELLEN MITCHELL
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/536570-scrutiny-grows-over-national-guard-presence-at-capitol

POLITICO
— Trump-inspired big donors plan their own campaigns. At least a half-dozen major Trump patrons are preparing possible campaigns modeled on Trump’s outsider, business-oriented mantra. – ALEX ISENSTADT
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/28/trump-donor-campaigns-463363

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Palm Beach considers options as Trump remains at Mar-a-Lago. The Town of Palm Beach, Florida, is considering its legal options as former President Donald Trump is still living at his Mar-a-Lago club, a possible violation of a 1993 agreement. – Terry Spencer
https://www.wfmj.com/story/43254449/palm-beach-considers-options-as-trump-remains-at-mar-a-lago

CNN
— Pipe bombs found near Capitol on January 6 were placed the night before, FBI says – David Shortell
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/29/politics/washington-pipe-bombs-dnc-rnc/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Republican Ties to Extremist Groups Are Under Scrutiny. A number of members of Congress have links to organizations and movements that played a role in the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. – Luke Broadwater and Matthew Rosenberg
(DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs paint you as being an extremist, if not a domestic terrorist: law enforcement officer, veteran, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/us/republicans-trump-capitol-riot.html
— Joe Biden, the Irishman. The president’s heritage is important to him. But how deep does it go? – Maeve Higgins
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/opinion/joe-biden-irish-ireland.html
— Washington Post, Reuters and Los Angeles Times Search for New Top Editors – Katie Robertson and Marc Tracy
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/business/media/post-reuters-los-angeles-editors.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The G.O.P. Is in a Doom Loop of Bizarro. and asks “But will it doom the rest of us, too?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/opinion/republican-lies.html

WASHINGTON POST
— RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel is trying to hold together a party that Donald Trump might want to tear up – Josh Dawsey and Manuel Roig-Franzia
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/ronna-mcdaniel-interview-trump-republican-party/2021/01/28/c2cbc93e-5770-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “It seemed the GOP might show some self-respect. Now it’s crawling back to Trump.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/it-seemed-the-gop-might-show-some-self-respect-now-theyre-crawling-back-to-trump/2021/01/28/a4eb4130-61af-11eb-afbe-9a11a127d146_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “If Republicans won’t risk defeat to tell the truth, Trump will own their party.”
Retiring senators are handing the GOP over to its wild fringe.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/trump-mcconnell-portman-toomey-kinzinger-republicans/2021/01/29/a71efed4-60f0-11eb-9061-07abcc1f9229_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Forcing out the fringe” and asks “Can Republicans exile their most toxic supporters? They’ve done it before.” The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that RINOs call you fringe if not toxic.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/01/29/gop-john-birch-society-trump/

FORBES
— Clinton Conspiracies, False Flags And Laser Beams That Cause Wildfires—Marjorie Taylor Greene has endorsed them all
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/01/28/clinton-conspiracies-false-flags-and-laser-beams-that-cause-wildfires-marjorie-taylor-greene-has-endorsed-them-all/

WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “The Capitol insurrection isn’t moderating the GOP. It’s making them more extreme.”
https://theweek.com/articles/963635/capitol-insurrection-isnt-moderating-gop-making-more-extreme

INQUISITR
— Adam Kinzinger Says Marjorie Taylor Greene Is A ‘RINO’ – Damir Mujezinovic
(DIERSEN: RINOs reject planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, they reject the traditional marriage/family, right to live, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Further, most commonly, RINOs focus on driving Republicans like me out of the Republican Party.)
https://www.inquisitr.com/6464806/adam-kinzinger-marjorie-taylor-greene-rino/

January 24 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The four Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Chairman finalists are Scott Gryder, Steve Sauerberg, Mark Shaw, and Don Tracy. IRP Vice-Chair Charlene Foss-Eggemann will chair the interviews and the State Central Committee’s (SCC) deliberations. The meeting is scheduled to be in-person, weather permitting, but only one representative from each of the 18 congressional districts, the IRP National Committeeman Richard Porter, IRP National Committeewoman Demetra DeMonte, IRP Executive Director Derek Murphy and one candidate at a time will be allowed in the room due to COVID-19 restrictions of meetings of 25 people or less. Those who want to have input on the selection should contact their representative on the IRP SCC. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— President Biden’s age shouldn’t matter. But it does, at least for me. – JERRY DAVICH
(DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 72. All my critics/opponents, all their operatives and all their dupes promote age discrimination. In my defense, I stress that no health problem or any other kind of problem has stopped me from putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening since 2015. That is 7,718 newsletters. Those newsletters have included links to more than 390,590 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-biden-trump-inspire-older-americans-st-0122-20210121-vcgmhbdcq5fhzkly2gyj4oqq34-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I’ve learned that ageism and age stereotyping are very real prejudices in our society. I’m guilty of both on occasion, including my feelings about President Joe Biden. His age, 78, was one of my biggest concerns toward his candidacy for president. It had nothing to do with his physical body or his determination to serve in office, only his mind. As he begins serving his four-year term, will he have the razor-sharp mental acuity needed for such a challenging job position, long day after long day?)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Indian village cheers for Harris during swearing-in as US VP. Harris’ grandfather was born more than 100 years ago. Many decades later, he moved to Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state. Harris’ late mother was also born in India, before moving to the U.S. to study at the University of California. She married a Jamaican man, and they named their daughter Kamala, a Sanskrit word for “lotus flower.” – AP
(DIERSEN: If you became famous, what would those in your ancestral village think of you?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/1/20/22240922/indian-village-cheers-for-harris-during-swearing-in-as-us-vp

DAILY HERALD
— Biden using pandemic for massive expansion of government – Veronique De Rugy
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210124/biden-using-pandemic-for-massive-expansion-of-government

MILWAUKEE INDEPENDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the words and the actions of extremists to condemn Trump and to condemn his supporters.
http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/syndicated/trumps-insurrection-follows-long-history-christian-nationalist-violence/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 327 COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths Saturday, region’s positivity rate decreases to 7.6% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/01/23/dupage-county-reports-327-covid-19-cases-5-deaths-saturday-regions-positivity-rate-decreases-to-76/

WSIL TV
— Williamson County Circuit Clerk resigns after DUI arrest – Jeff Weinrich
https://wsiltv.com/2021/01/23/williamson-county-republicans-call-for-circuit-clerk-to-resign/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Arizona Republicans Censure Party Leaders At Odds With Trump – AP
(DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast the Arizona Republican Party with the Illinois Republican Party (IRP). One could compare and contrast other Republican county party organizations with the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC). One could compare and contrast other Republican township party organizations with the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO). One could argue that the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO have always been dominated by moderates, that is, by anti-conservatives.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/arizona-republicans-censure-party-leaders-odds-trump#stream/0

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago shuts down bar that hosted Trump rally over alleged COVID-19 violations – Mica Soellner
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/chicago-lightfoot-bar-trump-rally-coronavirus-firewater-saloon

FOX NEWS
— Romney on Trump impeachment: ‘If we’re going to have unity,’ there must be ‘accountability’ Romney, who voted to convict Trump at his first impeachment trial, supports the upcoming second trial – Ronn Blitzer
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/romney-trump-impeachment-trial-fox-news-sunday

BREITBART
— Masters of the Universe Turn on Far Left: Facebook Censors Socialist Workers Party, Leftist Activists – KURT ZINDULKA
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/01/23/masters-of-the-universe-turn-on-the-left-facebook-censors-socialist-workers-party-far-left-activists/

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Do You Have A Plan for Your Life? – Tim Hetzner
(DIERSEN: What plans have you had? My plan for a Post Office career ended in 1969 when my Democrat Post Office superiors succeeded in forcing me to resign. My plan for a career in the automotive industry ended in 1971 when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My plan for an IRS career ended in 1974 when my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my partial day per diem claims and it further ended in 1975 when they got rid of my mentor, in 1978 when they disallowed my education deductions, and when they made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-13. My plan for a GAO career ended in 1980 when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO and it further ended when they kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, in 1987 when they got rid of my mentor and made it clear that they would never promote me to GS-14, when they gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals and always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and when they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.lutheranchurchcharities.org/devotions.html

DAILY CALLER
— Senators Mull Invoking 14th Amendment To Prevent Trump From Holding Office Again – ANDERS HAGSTROM
(DIERSEN: 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/23/senators-14th-amendment-ban-trump-public-office/

— Cindy McCain, Jeff Flake And Gov. Doug Ducey Censured By Arizona Republican Party – DYLAN HOUSMAN (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast the Arizona Republican Party with the Illinois Republican Party (IRP). One could compare and contrast other Republican county party organizations with the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC). One could compare and contrast other Republican township party organizations with the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO). One could argue that the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO have always been dominated by moderates, that is, by anti-conservatives.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/01/23/cindy-mccain-jeff-flake-doug-ducey-censure-arizona-gop-kelli-ward/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Flake and McCain, the widow of longtime Republican Arizona Sen. John McCain, were censured for support of Democrats and opposition to former President Donald Trump.)

EPOCH TIMES
— Thousands of National Guard Troops to Remain in DC Through March – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/thousands-of-national-guard-troops-to-remain-in-dc-through-march_3668372.html

POLITICO
— POLITICO Playbook: Don’t believe the media’s celebration of Biden’s boringness – MIKE ZAPLER
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2021/01/23/dont-believe-the-medias-celebration-of-bidens-boringness-491505

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Members are quitting ‘sad’ Mar-a-Lago after Trump loses.”
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/24/business/mar-a-lago-donald-trump-guests/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden Administration Removes Trump Allies From U.S.-Funded News Outlets. The Trump administration had been accused of trying to turn the federally funded news agencies into partisan mouthpieces for his presidency. – Pranshu Verma
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/us/politics/biden-trump-usagm-pack.html
— Pick Your Battles, and Preserve Your Sanity – Roxane Gay
(DIERSEN: When have you concluded that fighting was no longer worth the effort? What battles have you given up fighting? In 1969, I gave up fighting my Democrat Post Office superiors’ efforts to get rid of me. In 1980, I gave up fighting my Democrat IRS superiors’ efforts to get rid of me. In 1997, I gave up fighting my Democrat GAO superiors’ efforts to get rid me. In 2004, I gave fighting my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter critics’/opponents’ efforts to get rid of me as a board member. In 2004 and 2010, I gave up fighting my Milton Township Republican Organization critics’/opponents’ efforts to end my webmaster service. In 2007, I gave up fighting my Illinois Center Right Coalition critics’/opponents’ efforts to get rid of me. In 2011, I gave up fighting my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce critics’/opponents’ efforts to get rid of me as a Government Affairs Committee member. In 2012, I gave up fighting my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois critics’/opponents’ efforts to get rid of me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/business/my-co-worker-is-a-scammer-and-she-gets-on-my-last-nerve.html
— Good Grades Could Fetch $100,000 – Ron Lieber
(DIERSEN: What frustrated you efforts to get better grades? The following frustrated my efforts to get better grades while I took courses at Crete Monee High School 1964-1966, UIC 1966-1968 and 1971, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997: I 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 1972-1980; and audited federal agencies 1992-1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/business/financial-aid-college-merit-aid.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Joe Biden’s Catholic Moment The new president elevates a liberal Catholicism that once seemed destined to fade away.” To be liberal is to be anti-religious.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/opinion/biden-liberal-catholic.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “In Biden’s Catholic Faith, an Ascendant Liberal Christianity.” To be liberal is to be anti-religious.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/us/biden-catholic-christian.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “We Have to Make the Republican Party Less Dangerous. The crisis Trump set in motion is far from over.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/opinion/biden-trump-democracy-prevailed.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “A New Era of Far-Right Violence The imagery of the Capitol siege will have enduring resonance.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/22/opinion/domestic-terrorism-far-right-insurrection.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Barred From U.S. Under Trump, Muslims Exult in Biden’s Open Door – Declan Walsh
(DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see Muslims as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/world/middleeast/trump-muslim-ban-biden.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Capitol attack will spur broad crackdown on domestic extremists – Matt Zapotosky and Shane Harris
(DIERSEN: Of course, moderates, that is, anti-conservatives, who run Republican organizations in Illinois will use the Capitol attack to get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains who are conservative once and for all. I should write a book about moderate, that is, anti-conservative leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who since 2000 have focused the most on getting rid of conservatives.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/capitol-attack-domestic-extremists/2021/01/23/1bc981c0-59b5-11eb-a976-bad6431e03e2_story.html
— Destructive protests by anarchists and extremists signal divided left as Biden administration begins – Marissa J. Lang and Kimberly Kindy
(DIERSEN: Some on the left want to get rid of those on right more than others. Since at least 2000, anti-conservative leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) have made it clear that they prefer moderate Democrats over conservative Republicans. That is, those leaders want the destruction of the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/destructive-protests-by-anarchists-and-extremists-signal-divided-left-as-biden-administration-begins/2021/01/23/70f93610-5d8c-11eb-a976-bad6431e03e2_story.html
— It’s 2021. Can we remake our plans yet? – Emily E. Smith
(DIERSEN: What are your plans for 2021? My plans include a) continuing to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning and each and every evening and b) responding to hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who will try even harder to destroy me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/covid-makes-planning-impossible/2021/01/22/b8a05b1e-3a2e-11eb-9276-ae0ca72729be_story.html
— Biden is firing some top Trump holdovers, but in some cases, his hands may be tied – Lisa Rein and Anne Gearan
(DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Were it not for Civil Service rules, they would not hire, promote, or retain any Republicans. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. My Democrat superiors in the federal government could care less that I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-trump-burrowing-federal/2021/01/24/a495ae76-5c02-11eb-b8bd-ee36b1cd18bf_story.html

USA TODAY
— As Republicans get more diverse, overlooked white voters are key to future Democratic wins. It’s not sexy or woke, but Democrats should expand their multiracial coalition by adding more whites. The 2020 election showed that’s the way to win. – Jeff Le and Jessica Tarlov
(DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO political consultants who advise Republican Party leaders and Republican candidates a) to get more votes from minorities by dumping Whites, b) to get more votes from females by dumping males, c) to get more votes from younger people by dumping older people, d) to get more votes from Trump-haters by dumping Trump-supporters, e) to get more votes from liberals/moderates by dumping conservatives, f) to get more votes from Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs by dumping Republicans, g) to get more votes from LGBTQers by dumping heterosexuals, h) to get more votes from non-married people by dumping married people, i) to get more votes from renters by dumping homeowners, j) to get more votes from non-Christians by dumping Christians, k) to get more votes from non-Protestants by dumping Protestants, k) to get more votes from non-Italian Americas and non-German Americans by dumping Italian Americans and German Americans, and l) to get more votes from those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time by dumping those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? I should write a book about such aforesaid political consultants in Illinois. I would focus on those political consultants who have advised a) the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization and b) Republican candidates on ballots for my precinct since 2000.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/01/24/white-voters-can-help-democrats-beat-diverse-republicans-column/6563679002/

SEATTLE TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “As pressure mounts, Microsoft hints it may end political giving to Republicans who voted to overturn election.”
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/microsoft/as-pressure-mounts-microsoft-hints-it-may-end-political-giving-to-republicans-who-voted-to-overturn-election/

LIMA OHIO
— With President Joe, it’s divided we stand – Michael Reagan
https://www.limaohio.com/opinion/columns/444964/michael-reagan-with-president-joe-its-divided-we-stand

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden’s Immigration Package Faces Steep Odds on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers in both parties say a comprehensive bill would hit hurdles, but a narrower deal centered on Dreamers might be possible. – Michelle Hackman and Siobhan Hughes
(DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-immigration-package-faces-steep-odds-on-capitol-hill-11611430901

BLOOMBERG
— Arizona Republicans Censure Cindy McCain, GOP Governor – AP
(DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast the Arizona Republican Party with the Illinois Republican Party (IRP). One could compare and contrast other Republican county party organizations with the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC). One could compare and contrast other Republican township party organizations with the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO). One could argue that the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO have always been dominated by moderates, that is, by anti-conservatives.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-23/arizona-republicans-reelect-fervent-trump-ally-as-chair

POST MILLENNIAL
— Mainstream media and Democrats falsely conflate violent Capitol Hill riot with peaceful Trump rally – Mia Cathell
https://thepostmillennial.com/mainstream-media-and-democrats-falsely-conflate-violent-capitol-hill-riot-with-peaceful-trump-rally

SUN JOURNAL
— Who are the rioters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6? Ostensibly protesting an election they may have thought was stolen, their actions fed a larger set of goals that American militants are seizing upon to take more extreme action. – JEFF INGLIS
https://www.sunjournal.com/2021/01/24/who-are-the-rioters-who-stormed-the-capitol-on-jan-6/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What is the ‘boogaloo’? “QAnon followers, the Proud Boys and the other far-right and alt-right groups that converged on Washington imagined that they were living out the great fantasy that underlies what many consider to be the bible of the white nationalism movement, a 1978 dystopian novel, ‘The Turner Diaries,’ by William Luther Pierce,” writes Jonathan D. Sarna, a scholar of anti-Semitism at Brandeis University. “The novel depicts the violent overthrow of the government of the United States, nuclear conflagration, race war and the ultimate extermination of nonwhites and ‘undesirable racial elements among the remaining White population,’” he explains. This widespread and extremely violent conflagration is often called the “boogaloo” by its adherents.)

LANCASTER ONLINE
— Lancaster County conservatives ponder what it means to be Republican, direction of the party in post-Trump era – CARTER WALKER and GILLIAN McGOLDRICK
(DIERSEN: 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. In Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want everyone to punish Trump a) by voting for Democrats in the April 6, 2021 election, b) by demonizing, denigrating, and condemning their Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, and c) by demonizing, denigrating, and condemning all the Republicans who represent them in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://lancasteronline.com/news/politics/lancaster-county-conservatives-ponder-what-it-means-to-be-republican-direction-of-the-party-in/article_4ef7c0aa-5d13-11eb-a1b9-27885db06829.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the one hand are those who were horrified by the Jan. 6 attack and the no-holds-barred efforts to overturn Trump’s loss in the two months after the election. On the other are staunch Trump supporters who believe local GOP officials didn’t do enough to support the president’s fight. The most outspoken of those expressing these opposite views say they can no longer support the Republican Party as it exists today. As a result, the Lancaster County GOP saw hundreds of its registered voters leave the party in the first half of January. In the week of the Jan. 6 attack, 249 Lancaster County Republicans switched their registration to other parties. Of those, 146 became Democrats. These party switches continued into the following week: From Jan. 11 to Jan. 18, 87 Lancaster County Republicans switched their registration to other parties, with 76 becoming Democrats, according to county Pennsylvania Department of State data. For all of 2020, 858 GOP voters in the county switched to other parties, meaning that in just the first two week of 2021 the party lost nearly 40% of the number of voters it lost to other parties in the entire preceding year. Although the party’s margin has narrowed over the past decade, Republicans still make up a slim majority of the county’s registered voters, currently 51.4%, giving the party a firm grasp on elected offices up and down the ballot outside Lancaster city and its suburbs, blue dots on the county’s otherwise dark red political terrain.)

AXIOS
— Democrats aim to punish House GOP for Capitol riot – Lachlan Markay
(DIERSEN: Who will take the lead in punishing Trump supporters for the Capitol Riot in the following: your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois?)
https://www.axios.com/capitol-riot-democrats-congress-bf7d080a-ad32-4cd7-b9e4-6163559d433e.html