May 14 Evening Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Liberal Media Viewers Are Misinformed About Crime in America
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/partner_surveys/liberal_media_viewers_are_misinformed_about_crime_in_america

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

May 6 Evening Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

INDEPENDENT
— White House answered fake reporter’s questions for weeks before she was revealed as a “Lego” video gamer. DC reporters frequently asked Jen Psaki questions on behalf of Kacey Montagu, who it turns out was not a real person – Nathan Place
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/white-house-lego-fake-reporter-b1829659.html

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

April 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot addresses social media rumors saying she will “continue to serve” Chicago. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was trending on social media for part of the weekend over what she called “homophobic, racist and misogynistic rumors” on Twitter.
https://abc7chicago.com/mayor-lightfoot-addresses-resignation-rumors-/10525589/

NBC5
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Slams ‘Rumors’ as ‘Trash,’ Saying She ‘Will Continue to Lead’ Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she will “continue to lead” the city, following online comments circulating Saturday night
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-slams-rumors-as-trash-saying-she-will-continue-to-lead/2489393/
— Coronavirus in Illinois: 2,666 New COVID Cases, 10 Deaths, 115K Vaccinations As of Sunday, the state has administered over 8 million doses of coronavirus vaccine during the pandemic
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/coronavirus-in-illinois-2666-new-covid-cases-10-deaths-115k-vaccinations/2489418/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in turning faith leaders into operatives and dupes for the Democrat Party.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/faith-leaders-across-us-join-in-decrying-voting-restrictions/2489518/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot dispels lascivious ‘rumors’ about her resignation: ‘I will continue to serve today, tomorrow and into the future’ The claim that Mayor Lori Lightfoot planned to step down Sunday was apparently fueled by a now-deleted tweet sent by Ja’Mal Green, an activist and former mayoral candidate who continues to call for her resignation. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/4/18/22390685/mayor-lori-lightfoot-rumors-resignation-chicago
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters promote LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/18/22360644/windy-city-times-tracy-baim-lgbtq-history-chicago-gay-rights-glaad-barbara-gittings-award

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot calls Twitter rumors ‘homophobic, racist and misogynistic,’ indicates she is not resigning – GREGORY PRATT and JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-responds-twitter-20210418-6hqriwl3yrexpitmgzf2jwj4v4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in turning faith leaders into operatives and dupes for the Democrat Party.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210418/news/304189957/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Ruling gives politicians leverage in controlling access – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-ruling-gives-politicians-leverage-in-controlling-access/article_70ff8071-d20d-50e8-b65f-d494a7b999ab.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Can elected public officials discriminate from among the reporters who cover their activities based on who they like and don’t like? Obviously not, according to legal interpretations of the media’s First Amendment rights. More narrowly, can public officials pick and choose among news outlets, allowing some to cover their events while barring others? A federal appeals court in Chicago just answered the latter question in the affirmative. But it qualified its decision by asserting that the official picking and choosing must be based on neutral factors applied across the board.)

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— GOP White House hopefuls move forward as Trump considers run – AP
(DIERSEN: Which candidate will the hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger endorse or will he run himself?)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/gop-white-house-hopefuls-move-forward-as-trump-considers-run/

CHICAGO NOW
— Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for president? Early frontrunners often fade; Democrats will work make sure he does. So will Trump – Dennis Byrne
https://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2021/04/florida-gov-ron-desantis-for-president/

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Illinois Democrats are Trouncing Republicans with Campaign Cash – Wagner Acerbi Horta
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/illinois-democrats-are-trouncing-republicans-with-campaign-cash

FOX NEWS
— Biden created ‘catastrophe’ at southern border by ‘dismantling’ Trump’s policies: Florida Gov. DeSantis. ‘Biden has failed on dealing with illegal immigration and rule of law,’ DeSantis says. – Talia Kaplan
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-created-catastrophe-at-southern-border-by-dismantling-trumps-policies-florida-gov-desantis

AMERICAN THINKER
— The tyrannical transformation of America – David Zukerman
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/04/the_tyrannical_transformation_of_america.html

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating George W. Bush says “Trump Lacked the Humility Necessary to be an Effective Leader.”
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/04/18/george-w-bush-trump-lacked-the-humility-necessary-to-be-an-effective-leader/

BLAZE
— Maxine Waters tells protesters to ‘get more confrontational’ and she is ‘hopeful protests continue’ ‘You got to make sure that they know we mean business’ and is ‘hopeful protests continue’ – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/maxine-waters-protesters-confrontational-chauvin-trial
— Chris Cuomo says police reform will happen only after ‘white people’s kids start getting killed’ ‘If it were people like me whose kids were getting shot by cops, this would have ended a long time ago’ – CHRIS ENLOE

https://www.theblaze.com/news/chris-cuomo-police-reform-white-kids

THE HILL
— Trump looms over Senate’s anti-Asian hate crimes battle – ALEXANDER BOLTON
(DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. During the mid-1990s, Newt Gingrich loomed large over the decisions that GAO made to deal with Gingrich’s tremendous GAO budget cuts. Gingrich let the Democrats who ran GAO deal with his budget cuts by getting rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/548781-trump-looms-over-senates-anti-asian-hate-crimes-battle

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “GOP struggles with how to handle Trumpism — and Trump.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2021/04/18/gop-struggles-with-how-to-handle-trumpism-and-trump-492508

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/18/opinions/confronting-hate-in-institutions-people-v-klan-jones/index.html

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say America First Caucus “Has No Place in the Republican Party.”
https://www.newsweek.com/john-boehner-says-america-first-caucus-has-no-place-republican-party-1584507

SIERRA SUN TIMES
— President Joe Biden Proclaims April 17 Through April 25, 2021 as National Park Week
(DIERSEN: Between 1978 and 1992, while my wife worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions, we took four short vacations every year following her business trips, most commonly to luxury golf resorts across America. Most commonly, we rented a car and visited nearby national parks. Needless-to-say, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious about that, and especially those whose spouse had little or no income and those who were not married.)
https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/29145-president-joe-biden-proclaims-april-17-through-april-25-2021-as-national-park-week

NEWS TALK
— Exactly What Is A Journalist’s Job, Not Everyone Agrees – Dave Ettl (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, my job is to do what they tell me to do, no more, and no less.)
https://newstalkkit.com/exactly-what-is-a-journalists-job-not-everyone-agrees/

COMMON DREAMS
— ‘Divisive’: How Corporate Media Dismiss Ideas Unpopular With Elites. The next time you hear your favorite political proposals being labeled as too “divisive,” “contentious,” or “polarizing” to work, check the polls first. – Alan MacLeod
(DIERSEN: According to my RINO critics/opponents, articles that promote the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform are TOO DIVISIVE and because of that, I should not include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters that promote those planks.)
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/04/18/divisive-how-corporate-media-dismiss-ideas-unpopular-elites

April 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 3,194 new coronavirus cases, 23 deaths as Cook County releases more vaccine appointments. ‘College Vaccination Days’ start this weekend.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-3194-new-covid-cases-23-deaths/10522675/
— Marjorie Taylor Greene launching ‘America First’ caucus pushing for ‘Anglo-Saxon political tradition’ – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/new-conservative-group-would-save-anglo-saxon-traditions/10522733/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Ted Cruz says he is done with wearing a mask at the Capitol – Morgan Phillips
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ted-cruz-says-he-is-done-with-wearing-a-mask-at-the-capitol

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Black Lives Matter Chicago leader says 20-year-old son was one of 2 arrested during Adam Toledo protest in Logan Square – ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-amika-tendaji-black-lives-matter-son-arrested-adam-toledo-protest-20210417-o3knv7m4hve77aekp24gonf6su-story.html
— Right-wing caucus planned to carry on ‘Anglo-Saxon political traditions’ — which US House GOP leader calls ‘nativist dog whistle’ – AP
(DIERSEN: What do you say to politicians who a) pander to Trump-haters by insulting Trump-supporters, b) pander to moderates and to liberals by insulting conservatives, c) pander to Democrats by insulting Republicans, d) pander to minorities by insulting Whites, e) pander to women by insulting men, f) pander to younger people by insulting older people, g) pander to non-Christians by insulting Christians, and h) pander to non-Italian Americans and non-German Americans by insulting Italian Americans and German Americans?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-anglo-saxon-house-group-20210417-wnid4eexvfbufk2y7gtzy25pyy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Indianapolis Sikh community mourns victims of FedEx warehouse shooting that killed 8. Indianapolis’ tight knit Sikh community mourned Saturday as members learned that four Sikhs were among the eight people killed in the mass shooting at a FedEx warehouse. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/17/22389423/indianapolis-fedex-shooting
— 2 arrested during Adam Toledo protests in Logan Square, including son of Black Lives Matter Chicago leader. “There was nothing that happened out there that warranted the arrest of any young people who were out there fighting for their lives,” said Amika Tendaji, the executive director of Black Lives Matter Chicago, who’s also the mother of one of the arrestees. – Cindy Hernandez and Sophie Sherry
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/17/22389307/logan-square-protest-adam-toledo-arrests

DAILY HERALD
— College of DuPage announces $10.2 million in federal funding for fall student grants
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210416/college-of-dupage-announces-102-million-in-federal-funding-for-fall-student-grants
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want government to require vaccine passports say that government won’t require vaccine passports.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210417/facts-matter-government-wont-require-vaccine-passport

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/illinois-generates-5th-most-tax-revenue-for-marijuana-sales/article_f6fedaa4-9d50-11eb-a198-f7b31f86fab1.html

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois Watchdogs Put Government on Notice – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/04/illinois-watchdogs-put-government-on-notice/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Kinzinger calls for Republicans in ‘America First Caucus’ to be stripped of their committee assignments – Mica Soellner
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Republican Party officially ban Republicans who refuse to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/kinzinger-calls-for-america-first-caucus-members-to-lose-committee-assignments

FOX NEWS
— McCarthy issues apparent rebuke of GOP caucus platform promoting ‘Anglo-Saxon political traditions’ The group is being led by Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Paul Gosar, R-Ariz. – Morgan Phillips
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrat plant, libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Republican Party officially ban Republicans who refuse to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mccarthy-gop-caucus-platform-promotes-anglo-saxon-political-traditions

THE HILL
— Taylor Greene defends ‘America First’ effort, pushes back on critics – TAL AXELROD
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/548835-taylor-greene-defends-america-first-effort-pushes-back-on-critics
— Republicans who backed Trump impeachment see fundraising boost – JULIA MANCHESTER
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters give money to hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/548733-republicans-who-backed-trump-impeachment-see-fundraising-boost
— Democrats debate timing and wisdom of reparations vote – MIKE LILLIS
(DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. If/when your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and/or the United States imposes reparations, who will determine how much money you will you have to pay? What criteria will be used?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/548782-democrats-debate-timing-and-wisdom-of-reparations-vote

ABC NEWS
— Trump’s influence over GOP is tested in early 2022 fundraising. Both supporters and detractors boast strong 1st-quarter fundraising numbers. – Soo Rin Kim and Kendall Karson
(DIERSEN: Who has the most influence over the Illinois Republican Party, over your Republican county party organization, and over your Republican township/ward party organization? Is it whoever donates the most money to the aforesaid?)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-influence-gop-tested-early-2022-fundraising/story?id=77117383

YAHOO NEWS
— Booster shots a likely reality for COVID-vaccinated Americans
https://news.yahoo.com/booster-shots-likely-reality-covid-212032144.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Fund-Raising Surged for Republicans Who Sought to Overturn the Election. The lawmakers, who encouraged their followers to protest in Washington on Jan. 6, have capitalized on the riot to draw huge campaign donations. – Luke Broadwater, Catie Edmondson and Rachel Shorey
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/17/us/politics/republicans-fund-raising-capitol-riot.html

NEW YORK POST
— Progressive figures work hand-in-hand with social media to silence opponents – Rachel Bovard
https://nypost.com/2021/04/16/progressive-figures-work-hand-in-hand-with-social-media-to-silence-opponents/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Lawmakers Who Voted Against Certifying Biden’s Victory Saw Drop in Business Contributions. PAC donations fell about 80% for objectors, compared with 35% drop for those who voted to approve results, latest campaign filings show. – Chad Day and Ted Mann
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters give money to hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawmakers-who-voted-against-certifying-bidens-victory-saw-drop-in-business-contributions-11618595920

NEWSWEEK
— Nearly All of Trump’s House GOP Impeachers Set Fundraising Records Since Capitol Riot – BENJAMIN FEARNOW
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters give money to hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters.)
https://www.newsweek.com/nearly-all-trumps-house-gop-impeachers-set-fundraising-records-since-capitol-riot-1584417
— ‘America First’ Caucus, Compared to KKK, Ended by Greene One Day After Proposal Shared Online – CHRISTINA ZHAO
(DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will get rid of Republicans once and for all, and especially Republicans who are anti-law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newsweek.com/america-first-caucus-compared-kkk-ended-greene-one-day-after-proposal-shared-online-1584456

TPM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kinzinger joins Anglo-Saxon-haters in condemning Anglo-Saxons.
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/kinzinger-says-gopers-who-join-nativist-caucus-should-be-stripped-of-committees

LGBTQ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQers join Anglo-Saxon-haters in condemning Anglo-Saxons.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/04/gop-house-members-starting-anglo-saxon-caucus-receive-relentless-online-clowning/

BBC
— Facebook Oversight Board delays decision about Trump’s possible return. – Cody Godwin
(DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs constructively, if not literally, ban me and ban my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Everyone in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton can see that by the way the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56781104

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