August 16 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago shootings: 52 shot, 5 fatally, in weekend gun violence, CPD says
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-gun-violence-police-weekend/10954447/
— Thousands flock to Afghanistan airport in attempt to flee country as Taliban take control – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/afghanistan-taliban-news-kabul/10954385/

NBC5
— Falling Populations in Rural America Underscore Farm and Ranch Labor Shortages. The trend is clear in Nebraska, where only 24 of the state’s 93 counties gained residents, and only eight reported a rise in the white population. – Grant Schulte and David Pitt
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/falling-populations-rural-america-underscore-farm-ranch-labor-shortages/2591026/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP state lawmakers say plan for spending $2.8 billion in federal coronavirus relief is loaded with Democratic pork – DAN PETRELLA and RAY LONG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-covid-relief-funds-20210816-gnf6h4zr5vdpxmxqw5kv5a7zs4-story.html
— Interactive Chicagotlan project marks 500 years since the Fall of Tenochtitlan, highlights Aztec history and contributions in the city – LAURA RODRÍGUEZ PRESA
(DIERSEN: Were your ancestors conquerors? Mine were not. However, if I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress a) that my ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854, b) that they sold that land in 1864 and bought land just northeast of downtown Crete, c) that my grandfather had a house built on that land in 1926, d) that I lived in that house 1954-1972, and e) that I inherited half interest in that house in 2016.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-500-years-tenochtitlan-chicago-conmemoration-project-20210814-2vr32mdnerarrnvfx2xr77ql2i-story.html
— Texas Supreme Court blocks local mask mandates that defied governor’s order – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-texas-court-blocks-mask-mandates-20210816-6j4dfk7nqvel3dl2a4vw7lqxxi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Some goof Downstate called me ‘illegal,’ but Pilsen wrapped me up in a hug. My insecurities washed away as I discovered my new neighborhood. One small hint after another told me Chicago was home. – Ismael Perez
(DIERSEN: Politics is nasty. RINOs are nasty. I should write a book a book about conservative-hating, Protestant-hating, German American-hating RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my hometown of Crete the most as being full of conservative Missouri Synod Lutheran German Americans who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. They stress that I lived in Crete 1948-1972, that I attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod, that I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, that my ancestors on my father’s side have lived in Crete since 1854, and that my brother continues to live in Crete in a house that my grandfather had built in 1926 on land that his grandfather bought in 1864.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/8/13/22623568/chicago-pilsen-home-racism-latinos-column-ismael-perez

WIREPOINTS
— A lot of people don’t trust the information coming from state health officials
https://wirepoints.org/a-lot-of-people-dont-trust-the-information-coming-from-state-health-officials-wirepoints-joins-the-scott-robbins-morning-show-on-92-9-cities-talk-fm/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— U.S. Senate 2022: Rob Cruz Departing Senate Race to Run for U.S. House in IL-03
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/15/cruz081521/
— Congressional Remap Version 5 of Dave Wasserman Map Brings IL-11 District to McHenry County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/15/congressional-remap-version-5-of-dave-wasserman-map-brings-il-11-district-to-mchenry-county/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Flights at Kabul airport suspended to clear tarmac; lawmakers push Biden to address the U.S. people. White House official: U.S. has the forces to ‘bring stability and security to that airport’ – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/16/flights-kabul-airport-suspended-clear-tarmac-lawma/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago spends billions on hiring teachers despite falling enrollment rates – Barnini Chakraborty
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/chicago-public-schools-spend-millions-hiring-teachers-falling-enrollment

AMERICAN THINKER
— How to share the new diversity – Milli Sands
(DIERSEN: How many illegals have the following secretly agreed to accept: your school district, your church, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois? Where is the money going to come from to house them, feed them, clothe them, provide them with medical care, teach them English, educate them, provide them with vehicles, etc.?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/how_to_share_the_new_diversity.html
— A Brief History of the Assault on Conservatives as ‘Violent Extremists’ – Janet Levy
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am an extremist. I would focus on leaders who destroy a) those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) those who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) those who refuse to pander to them, d) those who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) those who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) those who refuse to give them money. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, etc.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/a_brief_history_of_the_unrelenting_assault_on_conservatives_as_violent_extremists.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— How Bush Ruined Everything. For all his faults, Al Gore couldn’t have been worse. – Adam Mill
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/15/how-bush-ruined-everything/
— Is This anything? What we have in the Oval Office right now—after the brief shining moment of Donald J. Trump—is the closest thing possible to absolutely nothing. – Bruce Bawer
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/15/is-this-anything/
— Are We in a Revolution and Don’t Even Know It? We are in the midst of a revolutionary epoch and probably most don’t even know it. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/15/are-we-in-a-revolution-and-dont-even-know-it/

BREITBART
— ‘Woke’ Gen. Mark Milley, in July: ‘Afghan Security Forces Have the Capacity to … Defend Their Country’ – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2021/08/15/woke-gen-mark-milley-in-july-afghan-security-forces-have-the-capacity-to-defend-their-country/

DAILY SIGNAL
— What’s True Diversity? More Than Meets the Eye – Rob Bluey (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, few of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were conservative, Republican, Protestant, and/or German American.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/16/what-is-true-diversity-its-more-than-meets-the-eye/
— Sloppy Thinking About ‘Systemic Racism’ – GianCarlo Canaparo
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always benefitted tremendously from systemic racism. If that is true, why did I take BAD JOBS that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never stoop to take? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that was because I am lazy and stupid. But I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/12/sloppy-thinking-about-systemic-racism/

TOWNHALL
— Of COURSE You’re A Terrorist! – Kevin McCullough
https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2021/08/15/of-course-youre-a-terrorist-n2594163

COLLEGE FIX
— Alabama the latest state to ban teaching of critical race theory in schools
https://www.thecollegefix.com/alabama-the-latest-state-to-ban-teaching-of-critical-race-theory-in-schools/
— Today’s trans-identified teen: bored, privileged, lonely and entitled – PAM CURTIS
https://www.thecollegefix.com/todays-trans-identified-teen-bored-privileged-lonely-and-entitled/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Tom Stoppard on cancel culture and the end of free speech. – Fiona Dodwell
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about leaders who destroy a) those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) those who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) those who refuse to pander to them, d) those who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) those who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) those who refuse to give them money. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, etc.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/tom-stoppard-cancel-culture-free-speech

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Don’t Judge Me – Abigail Shrier
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely judgmental. I should write a book about them. I would focus on leaders who destroy a) those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) those who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) those who refuse to pander to them, d) those who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) those who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) those who refuse to give them money. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, etc. 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.realclearpolitics.com/2021/08/03/dont_judge_me_non-judgmental_populism_could_win_us_548567.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Desperate people plunge to death after clinging on departing plane to escape Taliban takeover – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/16/desperate-people-plunge-to-death-after-clinging-on-departing-plane-to-escape-taliban-takeover-1119531/
— Psaki takes week off, ‘out of office’ reply runs as Biden avoids Afghanistan nightmare – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/16/psaki-takes-week-off-out-of-office-reply-runs-as-biden-avoids-taliban-afghanistan-nightmare-1119462/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Afghanistan: U.S. Embassy Evacuates, American Citizens Left Behind, Told To “Shelter in Place” Biden admin threatens Taliban with a “response” if stranded Americans are harmed. – Vijeta Uniyal
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/afghanistan-u-s-embassy-evacuates-american-citizens-left-behind-told-to-shelter-in-place/

EPOCH TIMES
— Taliban Enters Presidential Palace, Declares Victory as Afghan President Flees – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/afghanistan-president-flees-country-as-taliban-enters-kabul_3949448.html

POLITICO
— The GOP waves white flag on the gay marriage wars. The Republican Party has moved on from one of the most seminal culture war debates, even as evangelicals fume. – MERIDITH MCGRAW
(DIERSEN: Those who reject the traditional marriage/family plank in the Republican Party platform have worked the hardest against me.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/16/republicans-gay-marriage-wars-505041

YAHOO NEWS
— Scalise says Biden administration to blame for “epic failure” in Afghanistan
https://www.yahoo.com/news/scalise-says-biden-administration-blame-152445773.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Afghanistan News: 20-Year U.S. War Ending as It Began, With Taliban Ruling Afghanistan
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/15/world/taliban-afghanistan-news
— Competence Is Critical for Democracy. Let’s Redefine It. – Rosa Brooks
(DIERSEN: In 1979, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. Only about 20% of those who take that examination do that. In 1981, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, and subordinates were furious that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt. Only about 20% of those who take examination do that.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/15/opinion/competence-is-critical-for-democracy-lets-redefine-it.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Afghanistan’s collapse leaves allies questioning U.S. resolve on other fronts – Liz Sly
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/afghanistan-chaos-blame-us/2021/08/14/0d4e5ab2-fd3e-11eb-911c-524bc8b68f17_story.html
— Social media algorithms determine what we see. But we can’t see them. – Editorial
(DIERSEN: Everyone in Illinois can see that RINOs who run the following do not want anyone to see GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, conservative websites, conservative organizations, churches, etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/09/social-media-algorithms-determine-what-we-see-we-cant-see-them/

NEW YORK POST
— Joe Biden’s defeat will echo for eternity – Miranda Devine
https://nypost.com/2021/08/15/joe-bidens-defeat-will-echo-for-eternity-devine/
— Running away from a ‘nation building’ mess – James Jay Carafano
https://nypost.com/2021/08/13/running-away-from-a-nation-building-mess/amp/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden’s Afghanistan Surrender. The President tries to duck responsibility for a calamitous withdrawal. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-afghanistan-surrender-withdrawal-ashraf-ghani-kabul-saigon-jihadist-9-11-11629054041
— Big Tech Acts Like Big Brother. YouTube censored my news conference as ‘misinformation.’ – Nicole Malliotakis
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-tech-youtube-google-de-blasio-nyc-vaccine-passport-covid-19-censorship-free-speech-11629044629

DAILY SENTINEL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters love it when conservatives leave the Republican Party.
https://www.gjsentinel.com/opinion/columns/a-conservative-without-a-party/article_085e7a86-fc9a-11eb-b202-dfa79379c0f0.html

ATLANTIC
— President Biden’s embrace of the story of Equal America is being contested on the right and left alike. – George Packer
(DIERSEN: In 1979, my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt. Only about 20% of those who take that examination do that. In 1981, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt. Only about 20% of those who take that examination do that.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/08/bidens-agenda-is-equal-america/619751/

August 12 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 3,114 cases, 24 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-illinois-vaccine-cases-coronavirus/10947268/

FOX32
— Lightfoot snaps at reporters in aftermath of Ella French shooting: ‘Offensive and insulting’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lightfoot-snaps-at-reporters-in-aftermath-of-ella-french-shooting-offensive-and-insulting

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago remains third-largest city in US. Despite slowing overall population growth throughout the country, Chicago remains the third-largest city in the United States. – Elvia Malagón, Andy Boyle, and Manny Ramos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/12/22622062/chicago-census-2020-illinois-population-growth-decline-redistricting-racial-composition
— Chicago Police Department to spend $150M on overtime despite mayor’s vow to rein it in. “Given what they’re working through this summer, we’re trying to support the police department in their operational needs,” Budget Director Susie Park said Thursday. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2021/8/12/22622099/chicago-police-department-overtime-mayor-lightfoot-vow-rein-in
— Fallout of fatal shooting of Chicago Police officer Ella French continues. After Chicago Police officer Ella French was killed in a shooting that also wounded her partner on Aug. 7, many are mourning while also pushing to hold accountable those believed to be responsible.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/8/12/22621811/ella-french-chicago-police-shooting

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Suburban private school (Timothy Christian Schools in Elmhurst) that lost state recognition over its response to Pritzker’s mask mandate says it never planned to defy the law – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-illinois-private-school-defies-mask-mandate–20210812-undimkcosrhuhkjdl4lgcb3g5q-story.html
— Lollapalooza COVID-19 outbreak: 200 cases linked to event so far, but Chicago’s top doctor says no signs it was a ‘superspreader’ – ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-lollapalooza-outbreak-20210812-6yb4omy4ajfj3evxu4gbxmhmim-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage residents have a chance to weigh in on redistricting
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210812/dupage-residents-have-a-chance-to-weigh-in-on-redistricting-
— Will state lift penalty after Timothy Christian schools agree to require masking? – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210812/will-state-lift-penalty-after-timothy-christian-schools-agree-to-require-masking-
— Republicans take to mask wars as virus surges in red states – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210812/news/308129997

WBEZ
— New Census Data Set Up Illinois Democrats For A Redistricting Power Play – Dave McKinney
https://www.wbez.org/stories/new-census-data-set-up-illinois-democrats-for-a-redistricting-power-play/76fa8d28-fee7-437c-a2b0-1142eec086b3

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Watch now: Census shows downstate Illinois population decline, sets stage for redistricting – BRENDEN MOORE
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-now-census-data-shows-downstate-illinois-population-decline-sets-stage-for-redistricting/article_64a5d565-5967-568a-80e0-056eaa797236.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Mediaite…Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) was heckled by a Republican Senate candidate at a recent fundraising event after he refused to say that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/12/question-of-the-day-3307/
— Census: Chicago population grew by 50,000; Latinos surpass Blacks in numbers
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/12/census-chicago-population-grew-by-50000-latinos-surpass-blacks-in-numbers/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/12/covid-19-roundup-89/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Census reports increasingly diverse population as country begins redistricting. Non-Hispanic White population shrinks for first time. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/12/census-reports-increasingly-diverse-population-cou/
— Senate votes to back transportation ban of COVID-19 positive migrants. Marathon voting session exposes concerns over Biden border policy – Stephen Dinan
(DIERSEN: How many COVID-19 positive illegals have the following secretly agreed to accept: your school district, your church, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois? Where is the money going to come from to deal with their COVID-19, house them, feed them, clothe them, provide them with medical care, teach them English, educate them, provide them with vehicles, etc.?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/11/senate-votes-back-transportation-ban-covid-19-posi/

FOX NEWS
— Cuomo will not be welcomed into Hamptons’ social scene, society insider says: ‘Persona non grata everywhere’ Chris Cuomo joked about the governor making his way to a Hamptons boat arena hours after his resignation – Melissa Roberto
(DIERSEN: Who determines who is persona non grata in a) the organizations that you are a member of, b) your municipality, c) your township, d) your county, and e) Illinois? I should write a book about those who determine who is persona non grata in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who blame others for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who destroy those 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, e) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.)
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/andrew-cuomo-not-welcom-hamptons-social-scene

GOPUSA
— The Anti-White Infrastructure Bill
https://www.gopusa.com/the-anti-white-infrastructure-bill/
— Death Of Education? Oregon Removes High School Proficiency Standards – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/death-of-education-oregon-removes-high-school-proficiency-standards/
— Anti-Trump Group Donated $85k To Atlanta Election Judges, Auditors Want It Returned
https://www.gopusa.com/anti-trump-group-donated-85k-to-atlanta-election-judges-auditors-want-it-returned/

DAILY CALLER
— Census Bureau Drops Long-Awaited Redistricting Data, Setting Stage For New Maps, Legal Challenges – ANDREW TRUNSKY
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/12/census-bureau-redistricting-data-new-maps-legal-challenges-elections-2022/

FEDERALIST
— The ACLU Has It Backward: Schools Should Worry About Being Sued For Teaching Critical Race Theory. The ACLU is warning schools that teaching CRT is necessary to avoid creating a racially hostile environment. Yet singling out children as inherently racist is grounds for a lawsuit — and they’ve already begun. – Rick Esenberg
(DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts who is a racist and/or sexist in a) the organizations that you are a member of, b) your municipality, c) your township, d) your county, and e) Illinois? I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout who is racist and sexist in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who blame others for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who destroy those 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, e) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. They stress that I support the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform.)
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/12/the-aclu-has-it-backward-schools-should-worry-about-being-sued-for-teaching-critical-race-theory/

CNN
— The Census shows the GOP base is shrinking fast. So why does its power seem secure? – Justin Gest
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/12/opinions/us-census-republican-party-power-gest/index.html

WASHINGTON POST
— A majority of Americans in highly vaccinated counties now live in covid hot spots – Dan Keating, Maria Aguilar, Naema Ahmed and Aaron Steckelberg
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/interactive/2021/vaccinated-counties-delta-hotspots/
— July was busiest month for illegal border crossings in 21 years, CBP data shows – Nick Miroff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/record-numbers-illegal-border-crossings/2021/08/12/e3d305e2-facd-11eb-b8dd-0e376fba55f2_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— GOP rep Dan Crenshaw harangued at GOP rally (in Illinois) for defending integrity of 2020 election – BRIAN NIEMIETZ
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-dan-crenshaw-gop-harassed-election-fraud-20210812-iaziqzhlubelzjqkx637o6b55y-story.html

August 11 Evening Edition

NBC5
— YouTube Suspends Rand Paul After Misleading Video on Masks. Paul called YouTube’s decision a “badge of honor” in a Tweet. – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/youtube-suspends-rand-paul-after-misleading-video-on-masks/2588497/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois State Fair is back, but not all the shake-ups to be lemon: Delta variant throws some pols’ plans up in the air. Like corn dogs, lemon shake-ups and the butter cow, Governor’s Day and Republican Day are traditions at the fair. But Gov. J.B. Pritzker is already scaling back some of his plans. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2021/8/11/22620717/illinois-state-fair-pritzker-governors-day-republican-democrat-coronavirus-democratic-county-chairs
— Durbin: Murder of CPD Officer Ella French shows need to boost punishment of gun ‘straw purchasers’ In a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, Durbin wrote, “The straw purchase that led to Officer French’s death is a call to action for the Justice Department’s Strike Force.” – Lynn Sweet and Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/10/22618821/durbin-murder-chicago-cop-ella-french-shows-boost-punishment-gun-straw-purchasers
— Cops once again shun a visit from Mayor Lightfoot. This time it was officers in the same unit as slain Chicago Police Officer Ella French who were meeting at McCormick Place. They objected to a mayoral visit and complained to Supt. David Brown about an overall lack of support. – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/8/11/22620497/chicago-cops-once-again-shun-visit-mayor-lori-lightfoot
— What’s in the Senate infrastructure bill for Illinois; rocky road ahead in Congress for Democrats. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, to hold House progressives, will not take up the Senate infrastructure legislation until the Senate approves the companion “human infrastructure” bill. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/8/11/22620911/whats-in-the-senate-infrastructure-bill-for-illinois-rocky-road-ahead-in-congress-for-democrats

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Sen. Rand Paul calls suspension from YouTube a ‘badge of honor’
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/sen-rand-paul-calls-suspension-from-youtube-a-badge-of-honor/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Democrats want Latinas to be pot pushers.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/08/11/watch-selena-at-canna-bella-luxs-latinas-in-cannabis-mixer-at-the-davis-theater/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pritzker Putting Coronavirus Vaccination Information Online at Credit Bureau Experian®
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/11/pritzker-putting-coronavirus-vaccination-information-online-at-credit-bureau-experian/
— Anti-Mask Mandate Sign Deployed by Parents of Crystal Lake Grade School Students
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/11/message-of-the-day-a-sign-97/
— Crystal Lake Grade School District Board Decides to Follow Pritzker Mask Order
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/10/crystal-lake-grade-school-district-board-decides-to-follow-pritzker-mask-order/
— Pritzker Administration Threatening Public Schools with Loss of State Financial Aid If Students Not Masked
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/09/pritzker-administration-threatening-public-schools-with-loss-of-state-financial-aid-if-students-not-masked/
— UPDATE: Illinois’ Kwame Raoul Joins 16 of His Colleagues Urging U.S. Senate Passage of PRO Act
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/11/ilag081021/
— School Employees Get More Benefits
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/11/school-employees-get-more-benefits/
— DeWitte on Pritzker Mask Mandate
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/11/dewitte-on-pritzker-mask-mandate/
— UPDATED: Dundee Township Mental Health Board Litigation Parties File Joint Motion Scheduling Summary Judgement as Elgin Township Dissolves its Mental Health Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/10/dundee081021/
— Wilcox & McConchie Schedule Fundraiser Sept. 11th on Mike Rein’s Hilltop Estate Overlooking Fox River Valley
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/10/wilcox-mcconchie-schedule-fundraiser-sept-11th-on-mike-reins-hilltop-estate-overlooking-fox-river-valley/
— SIU Establishes Tax Eater Award
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/10/siu-establishes-tax-eater-award/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER’S ECONOMIC RECORD: WEAK LABOR MARKET, WIDENING RACIAL GAPS – Orphe Divounguy
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/pritzkers-economic-record-weak-labor-market-widening-racial-gaps/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS SETS UP ONLINE DIGITAL COVID-19 VACCINATION PASSPORT SYSTEM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/illinois-sets-up-online-digital-covid-19-vaccination-passport-system.html
— GO FUND ME PAGE SET UP TO FUND GROGAN RECOUNT; DEADLINE AUGUST 27TH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/go-fund-me-page-set-up-to-fund-grogan-recount-deadline-august-27th.html
— SHAPIRO: WHEN DOES THE COVID-19 PANIC END?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/shapiro-when-does-the-covid-19-panic-end.html

CAPITOL FAX
— WBEZ: About 20 percent of Illinois legislators, mainly in the House, won’t say if they’re vaccinated or not
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/11/wbez-about-20-percent-of-illinois-legislators-mainly-in-the-house-wont-say-if-theyre-vaccinated-or-not/

— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/11/covid-19-roundup-88/
— Pritzker won’t attend Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association brunch, a “large indoor event”
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/11/pritzker-wont-attend-illinois-democratic-county-chairs-association-brunch-a-large-indoor-event/
— Illinois to get $15 billion from US Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure bill, eligible to compete for “billions more”
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/11/illinois-to-get-15-billion-from-us-senates-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill-eligible-to-compete-for-billions-more/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Arizona AG fears it’s ‘too late’ to fix Biden border blunders – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/arizona-ag-fears-its-too-late-to-fix-biden-border-blunders

GOPUSA
— ‘You’re Fired’: GOP Parties In 2 Wyoming Counties Vote Not To Recognize Liz Cheney
https://www.gopusa.com/youre-fired-gop-parties-in-2-wyoming-counties-vote-not-to-recognize-liz-cheney/

BREITBART
— Biden’s DHS Refusing to Disclose Where in U.S. Illegal Aliens Are Being Sent – JOHN BINDER
(DIERSEN: How many illegals have the following secretly agreed to accept: your school district, your church, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois? Where is the money going to come from to house them, feed them, clothe them, provide them with medical care, teach them English, educate them, provide them with vehicles, etc.?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/11/bidens-dhs-refusing-to-disclose-where-in-u-s-illegal-aliens-are-being-sent/

BLAZE
— Rand Paul rips into ‘leftwing cretins’ at YouTube after being suspended over COVID videos – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/rand-paul-youtube-ban-covid

DAILY WIRE
— ‘I’m Not Sure When YouTube Became An Arm Of The Government’: Rand Paul Slaps Back After YouTube Suspension – Ian Haworth
https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-not-sure-when-youtube-became-an-arm-of-the-government-rand-paul-slaps-back-after-youtube-suspension

PATRIOT POST
— Murder Capital Cops in Crisis. Officer Ella French is the first female police officer to be killed in Chicago since 1988. – EMMY GRIFFIN
https://patriotpost.us/articles/81857-murder-capital-cops-in-crisis-2021-08-11

THE HILL
— New Census data to show US diversifying at fastest rate ever – REID WILSON
(DIERSEN: Democrats are overjoyed about this, and especially Democrats who 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. Overwhelmingly and increasingly, non-whites need/want massive government assistance, and therefore, they vote for Democrats.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/567383-new-census-data-to-show-us-diversifying-at-fastest-rate-ever
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The new figures are almost certain to shine a spotlight on a trend that annual surveys have illustrated over the last several years: The number of white Americans is declining. The white population in America has grown far more slowly than minority groups for decades. White people are having fewer children and starting their families at a later age than other groups, a long-term trend that demographers have called a baby bust. The opioid epidemic, too, has claimed so many lives that it measurably reduced the nation’s life expectancy, especially among white people.)

NBC NEWS
— Unvaccinated students to pay $750 ‘Covid fee’ at West Virginia college, $500 at Alabama school. West Virginia Wesleyan College and Birmingham–Southern College in Alabama announced the fees prior to the start of the fall semester. – Minyvonne Burke
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/unvaccinated-students-pay-750-covid-fee-west-virginia-college-500-n1276593

TIMES OF SAN DIEGO
— Newsom Calls Republican Front-Runner Elder ‘Anti-Vax Conspiracy Spreader’ – Chris Jennewein
https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2021/08/10/newsom-calls-republican-front-runner-elder-anti-vax-conspiracy-spreader/

NBC SAN DIEGO
— Mandates Create Booming Black Market for Fake Vaccination Cards. Bogus cards can be found online for as much as $200. – Artie Ojeda
(DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will hint/imply/argue/shout that your vaccination card is forged: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/coronavirus/mandates-create-booming-black-market-for-fake-vaccination-cards/2690217/

NEWSWEEK
— Joe Manchin Only Democrat to Join Republicans in Vote to Ban Critical Race Theory Funding
https://www.newsweek.com/joe-manchin-only-democrat-join-republicans-vote-ban-critical-race-theory-funding-1618429

August 8 Morning Edition

NBC5
— New Law Requires Illinois to Purchase American, State Flags Made in US
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/new-law-requires-illinois-to-purchase-american-state-flags-made-in-u-s/2584574/

WGN RADIO
— Senate votes to advance infrastructure bill – Raquel Martin
https://wgnradio.com/news/senate-votes-to-advance-infrastructure-bill/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Marijuana advertising violates Illinois’ rules and puts youths at risk – Aaron Weiner, addiction specialist, Lake Forest
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/letters/ct-letters-vp-080821-20210808-htta74vqtbdzzfjdpln3tcpzuy-story.html
— Momentum drags in Senate on $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan; Schumer says talks to resume Sunday – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-senators-infrastructure-weekend-vote-20210807-pq3snuitpbfn5bpelmetcaiifm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Forsaking demonization, embracing the power of optimism – Editorial
(DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Libertarians, and RINOs discourage Republicans from being optimistic.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210807/editorial-forsaking-demonization-embracing-the-power-of-optimism
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURES: Why Thomas Jefferson’s name was removed from suburban school building. Waukegan school takes civil rights icon’s name. Will others change, too? – Russell Lissau
(DIERSEN: From what I see, under the Democrats, the more of the following that they were, the sooner that their names will be removed: White, male, older, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if their ancestors had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210807/why-thomas-jeffersons-name-was-removed-from-suburban-school-building

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Plenty to chew on this week – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/jim-dey-plenty-to-chew-on-this-week/article_f0345e35-8cae-57e9-8f0e-7894346ee553.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The court has created six study groups to study these issues (created when state lawmakers redrew the Supreme Court districts) and assess ‘the fiscal consequences of these changes.’ The court’s seven justices, including Chief Justice Anne Burke, were not informed that legislators were considering redistricting for the high court.”)

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— US is flying Central Americans to Mexico to deter crossings – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/us-is-flying-central-americans-to-mexico-to-deter-crossings/

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Transplants Are Trampling the Chicago Machine. Chicago politics used to exclude anybody nobody sent. As outsiders change the city’s makeup, they’re looking for leaders who aren’t too much like insiders. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
https://www.chicagomag.com/politics-city-life/transplants-are-trampling-the-chicago-machine/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Running for the Republican Nomination for Governor, Paul Schimpf Courts Voters at McHenry County Fair
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/07/running-for-the-republican-nomination-for-governor-paul-schimpf-courts-voters-at-mchenry-county-fair/
— McHenry County GOPAC Holding Another Fundraiser
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/07/mchenry-county-gopac-holding-another-fundraiser/
— U.S. Senate 2022: Fundraising Through Q2, 2021
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/07/senate080721/
— That Algonquin Founders Day Parade I Missed
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/07/that-algonquin-founders-day-parade-i-missed/
— Ugaste on School Face Mask Mandate by Governor Pritzker
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/06/ugaste-on-school-face-mask-mandate-by-governor-pritzker/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The 2022 midterms will be too late to save America – M. E. Boyd
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/the_2022_midterms_will_be_too_late_to_save_america.html
— On campus, the worst is yet to come – Richard Baehr
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/on_campus_the_worst_is_yet_to_come.html
— New York has billions for unemployed illegal aliens – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/new_york_has_billions_for_unemployed_illegal_aliens.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— School Choice Is Not Enough. Parents and school choice advocates must ensure their new curricula are not as bad as what they are replacing. – Zachary D. Rogers
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/07/school-choice-is-not-enough/

BREITBART
— 6 Things Joe Biden Could Do About Covid if He Is Serious – JAMES P. PINKERTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/07/pinkerton-6-things-joe-biden-could-do-about-covid-if-he-is-serious/

DAILY WIRE
— Obama Is Building An Opulent ‘Presidential Center’ In Chicago. It’s Not In A Poor, Black, Or Environmentally Friendly Neighborhood – Luke Rosiak
https://www.dailywire.com/news/obama-presidential-center-chicago-hypocrisy
— Princeton Now Offers A Class About Black Lives Matter That Includes Readings From An Avowed Marxist – Ashe Schow
https://www.dailywire.com/news/princeton-now-offers-a-class-about-black-lives-matter-that-includes-readings-from-an-avowed-marxist

PJ MEDIA
— New York City’s Vaccine Passport Is the Real Jim Crow 2.0 – STACEY LENNOX
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/stacey-lennox/2021/08/07/memes-make-it-clear-new-york-citys-vaccine-passport-is-the-real-jim-crow-2-0-n1467914

TOWNHALL
— Why Johnny Can’t Think – Rob Jenkins
https://townhall.com/columnists/robjenkins/2021/08/08/why-johnny-cant-think-n2593762

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Ben Shapiro And Malcolm Nance Debate Critical Race Theory on HBO With Bill Maher – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/08/07/watch_ben_shapiro_and_malcolm_nance_debate_critical_race_theory_on_hbo_with_bill_maher.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Anti-Racism Reaches Its Most Ridiculous Low Yet: $50,000 to Move a Rock – DAN MCLAUGHLIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/anti-racism-reaches-its-most-ridiculous-low-yet-50000-to-move-a-rock/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Biden’s border disaster: 834 unaccompanied children taken into custody in ONE day – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/07/bidens-border-disaster-834-unaccompanied-children-taken-into-custody-in-one-day-1115016/

EPOCH TIMES
— Democrat Mayors Calling to ‘Defund the Police’ Used Taxpayer Cash to Hire Their Own Private Security – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.theepochtimes.com/defund-the-police-mayors-used-taxpayer-cash-to-hire-their-own-private-security-adam-andrzejewski_3936878.html

AMERICAN RENAISSANCE
— What’s Ahead for Whites – Jared Taylor
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about turncoat Whites who promote hatred against Whites, and especially against Whites who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.amren.com/videos/2021/08/whats-ahead-for-whites/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What’s ahead for white people in this country? First, there will be fewer of us. . .And we’re getting more non-whites. . .If you think this is a “great replacement,” Wikipedia says you believe in “a white nationalist conspiracy theory.” . . . Our country treats whites like a problem that must be solved. . .Every big organization has an army of people promoting “diversity.” Diversity means fewer white people, especially white men. . .You’ve heard of Critical Race Theory, which says all white people have unfair privileges and oppress everyone else whether we want to or not. That’s just our nature. . .Not one elected official talks about the interests of whites. I can’t remember when a politician even said anything good about white people. We are citizens of this country, but we might as well be stateless people who are just allowed to live here. Our government treats us like an embarrassment. The George Floyd riots were an eruption of contempt for whites. . .So, what’s ahead? More non-whites and their white “allies” will make policy. Blacks and Hispanics can’t succeed the way we do, so there will be ruthless preferences for them that will mean discrimination against us. Congress could pass new laws, but it won’t have to. Every non-white preference today is based on “civil rights” laws that were supposed to ban racial discrimination – so laws don’t matter. There could be race quotas for directors and executives of all companies. Race quotas for juries and grand juries – and these would be floors, not ceilings. Our rulers will pressure private companies to muzzle dissidents. They could tell banks not to give us mortgages. Cut off our electricity, water, telephone. If that doesn’t work, call what we say hate speech and make it a crime. If the Supreme Court tries to save the First Amendment, pack the court. Impose a “reparations” tax. Every white person making more than a certain amount would pay an additional 10 percent of gross income. There could be an even bigger “white privilege” tax on inheritances. Whites got their wealth through oppression, so they shouldn’t be able to pass it on. Make anyone buying a gun sign a diversity pledge. Impose a stiff anti-hate tax on any marriage license granted to two white people. “Progressive stacking” will become routine. That means, in a group, white people – especially white men – speak last. And when whites speak in public, they will start by confessing their white privilege and apologize for standing on land they stole. The CDC, along with 200 local jurisdictions, says racism is a “serious public health threat.” Declare white neighborhoods a public health threat and force them to integrate. We did it with school busing; we can do it with neighborhoods. I don’t know if all these things will happen; some will, for sure. But oppression will intensify at different rates in different places, so whites will gather in the least oppressive ones. You can move to one of those places. Whites will eventually elect representatives who stand up for them. You should be a part of that. The bitter truth is, we can’t save the whole country. We built it and we made it great, but it’s not ours anymore. Our goal should be local autonomy and eventual independence, so encourage all secession movements. Liberals are vicious, but if we are determined to leave, I don’t think they will kill us just to keep our corpses in the Union. Our rulers hate our history and despise us. They should be happy to see us go. So, it’s up to us to make this happen, and up to us alone. The decision is ours. If we want a place of our own on this continent, where we can be an outpost of Europe – without apologies and for ever – we have to make it happen.)

THE HILL
— GOP chairwoman: Trump ‘still leads the party’ – CAROLINE VAKIL
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/566873-gop-chairwoman-trump-still-leads-the-party

NEW YORK TIMES
— What to Do With Our Covid Rage – Sarah Smarsh
(DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that Republican-haters will blame you for Covid: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/07/opinion/sunday/covid-unvaccinated-anger.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How Cuomo Took Advantage of #MeToo When a movement swept the world, the New York governor cast himself as its champion. But even as he signed protections and surrounded himself with feminists, he was committing fresh offenses – Jodi Kantor and Arya Sundaram
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about politicians who cast themselves as being advocates for the following: minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, veterans, moderates, liberals, RINOs, Trump-haters, citizens of foreign countries, those who have financial problems, those who have health problems, renters, non-married people, dog-owners, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, drinkers, gamblers, and/or stoners.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/07/nyregion/andrew-cuomo-metoo.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Zuckerberg’s cash fuels GOP suspicion and new election rules – Nicholas Riccardi
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/zuckerbergs-cash-fuels-gop-suspicion-and-new-election-rules/2021/08/08/cab9477c-f840-11eb-911c-524bc8b68f17_story.html
— In public, Cuomo cast himself as an advocate of women. In private, women say, he was harassing them at the same time. – Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about politicians who cast themselves as being advocates for the following: minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, veterans, moderates, liberals, RINOs, Trump-haters, citizens of foreign countries, those who have financial problems, those who have health problems, renters, non-married people, dog-owners, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, drinkers, gamblers, and/or stoners.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/cuomo-sexual-harassment/2021/08/07/98d91b72-f630-11eb-9068-bf463c8c74de_story.html

USA TODAY
— North Carolina digitizes slave deeds, paving way to link descendants to deserved reparations Efforts put African Americans closer to determining lineage and verifying who is owed slavery reparations across generations. – Drew Reisinger
(DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, the more slaves that your ancestors owned, the more reparations that you will have to pay.)
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/opinion/2021/08/02/n-c-digitizes-slave-deeds-paving-way-link-descendants-repair/7974392002/

FORBES
— France Protests—But Vaccine Passport Enforcement Is Working – Alex Ledsom
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexledsom/2021/08/08/france-protests-but-vaccine-passport-enforcement-is-working/

STOCKTON RECORD
— Reparations for slavery: How they could be enacted in California
(DIERSEN: Sooner or later, the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who run your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America will more officially call for Republicans to pay reparations. How will the following respond: a) the leaders of your Republican township/ward party organization, b) the leaders of your Republican county party organization, c) your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, d) the IRP leaders, e) the Republican leaders of the governments that you are under, and f) the candidates on June 28, 2022 Republican primary ballots in your precinct? Will they “cut a deal” that only Republicans who are the following pay reparations: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.recordnet.com/in-depth/news/2021/08/07/reparations-slavery-how-they-could-enacted-california/7974074002/

LEWISTON TRIBUNE
— Critical race theory has no place in public schools – Richard J. Eggleston
https://lmtribune.com/opinion/critical-race-theory-has-no-place-in-public-schools/article_fe87aee1-f54b-5029-938c-244a79f880aa.html

STARS AND STRIPES
— Navy has a history of blaming sailors for its institutional failings
(DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2021-08-07/Navy-has-a-history-of-blaming-sailors-for-its-institutional-failings-2488205.html

August 6 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Delta turns deadly: Illinois COVID-19 deaths jump 64% in a week. Illinois public health officials reported 64 coronavirus deaths over the past week, compared to 39 fatal cases logged a week earlier. The sharp 64% rise comes just a month after the state reported its first day without a single COVID-19 fatality in nearly 16 months. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/8/6/22613390/illinois-coronavirus-death-surge-delta-variant-mask-vaccine-mandate-pritzker-aug-6

DAILY HERALD
— COVID-19 update: 25,925 more shots, 3,040 new cases, 13 additional deaths – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210806/covid-19-update-25925-more-shots-3040-new-cases-13-additional-deaths

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want corporate America to punish Republicans.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/has-corporate-america-already-forgotten-about-jan-6

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Some Rockford parents, Republican lawmakers push back against mask mandate at schools – Andrea V. Watson
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/state/2021/08/05/illinois-mask-mandate-rockford-parents-lawmakers-fight-schools-mandate/5496974001/

DEPAULIA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ-promoters promote hatred against Republicans.
https://depauliaonline.com/54623/nation/lgbtq-community-reflects-on-rainbow-capitalism-a-month-after-pride-celebrations/

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Loyalty test Still speaking out against “the big lie,” Liz Cheney, JD’96, makes an Alumni Weekend appearance. – Laura Demanski
https://mag.uchicago.edu/law-policy-society/loyalty-test

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— State Government Provides Covid Vaccinations at the County Fair after Being Told McHenry County Would Do So
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/06/two-governments-providing-covid-vaccinations-at-the-county-fair/
— IL-16/NJ-07: Adam Kinzinger Files Financial Disclosure Statement
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/06/kinzingerfd080621/
— More “Free Stuff” from Dems, Tampons Mandated in ALL State University Bathrooms, Roll Calls
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/06/more-free-stuff-from-demstampons-mandated-in-all-state-university-bathrooms-roll-calls/
— Not Much Political at the McHenry County Fair
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/05/not-much-political-at-the-mchenry-county-fair/
— Republican U.S. Senate Hopeful Peggy Hubbard Visits McHenry County Fair
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/05/republican-u-s-senate-hopeful-peggy-hubbard-visits-mchenry-county-fair/
— Libertarians Make County Fair Visitors Biden Zillionaires
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/04/libertarians-make-county-fair-visittors-biden-zillionaires/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— KAIFESH: WHY AMERICA IS GREAT AND MARXISM SUCKS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/kaifesh-why-america-is-great-and-marxism-sucks.html
— NIH GAVE MILLIONS TO CHINESE ENTITIES TO STUDY INFECTIOUS DISEASES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/nih-gave-millions-to-chinese-entities-to-study-infectious-diseases.html
— BIDEN MISUNDERSTANDS BASIC ECONOMICS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/biden-misunderstands-basic-economics.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Weekly Illinois COVID-19 report: The trend is still not our friend
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/06/weekly-illinois-covid-19-report-the-trend-is-still-not-our-friend/
— COVID-19 roundup: Kids edition
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/06/covid-19-roundup-kids-edition/

GOPUSA
— Critical Race Theory: A Spiritual Pox On America
https://www.gopusa.com/critical-race-theory-a-spiritual-pox-on-america/
— January 6 Was Not An Insurrection In America
https://www.gopusa.com/january-6-was-not-an-insurrection-in-america/

PJ MEDIA
— Democrats Are Bringing Back Segregation – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/kevindowneyjr/2021/08/05/democrats-are-bringing-back-segregation-n1467332

ONE NEWS NOW
— Devotion to trans agenda a ‘bad political move – Charlie Butts
https://onenewsnow.com/sports/2021/08/06/devotion-to-trans-agenda-a-bad-political-move

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Denver taxpayers shell out twice as much for each homeless person than each public school student, report – Jon Dougherty
(DIERSEN: How much money do the taxpayers in your municipality shell out for homeless people?)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/06/denver-taxpayers-shell-out-twice-as-much-for-each-homeless-person-than-each-public-school-student-report-1114656/

ABC NEWS
— Jan. 6 select committee to hire former GOP Rep. Denver Riggleman as adviser He’s the third Republican being brought on to help investigate the Capitol riot. – Rick Klein and Benjamin Siegel
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/jan-select-committee-hire-gop-rep-denver-riggleman/story?id=79190799

CNN
— Former Republican congressman to join staff of January 6 committee – Jamie Gangel and Rachel Janfaza
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/06/politics/denver-riggleman-january-6-committee/index.html

FLORIDIAN
— Democrats Blame Spread of COVID on DeSantis, Republicans Blame Biden Who is really to blame? – Javier Manjarres
(DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents blame you for? My critics/opponents a) blame me for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000, b) blame me for all the problems that the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Illinois Republican Party (IRP) have had since 2000, c) blame me for all the problems that the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Wheaton Park District (WPD), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), and American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC) have had since 2000, d) blame me for all the problems that Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have had since 2000, and e) all the problems that Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks have had since 2000. My critics/opponents stress that none of the following came to my defense when conservative-haters succeeded in stopping me from raising funds from Republicans so that Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day Parade and Fireworks: Republicans who helped sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks since 2005, Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, MTRO leaders since 2000, DCRCC leaders since 2000, IRP leaders since 2000, Republican Wheaton leaders since 2000, Republican Milton Township leaders since 2000, Republican DuPage County leaders since 2000, Republican Illinois leaders since 2000, Republican TAPROOT leaders since 2000, those who I recruited to speak at TAPROOT events 2005-2012, Republican WCC leaders since 2000, Republican WPD leaders since 2000, Republican ICRC leaders since 2003, and Republican AAPC MC leaders since 2001.)
https://floridianpress.com/2021/08/democrats-blame-spread-of-covid-on-desantis-republicans-blame-biden/

NEWS LEADER
— Discussion on masks turns political as Augusta County School Board members urge people to vote Republican
https://www.newsleader.com/

NEW YORKER
— Did Last Summer’s Black Lives Matter Protests Change Anything? – Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
(DIERSEN: In 2021, for the first time, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters succeeded in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day Parade and Fireworks.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/did-last-summers-protests-change-anything

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want everyone to punish Republicans. In 2021, for the first time, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters succeeded in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day Parade and Fireworks.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/08/january-6-minimizers/619634/

August 6 Morning Edition

FOX32
— Illinois Republicans push back against Pritzker’s mask mandate – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-republicans-push-back-against-pritzkers-mask-mandate

NBC5
— Illinois Coronavirus Updates: Vaccine Booster Shot, Where to Wear a Mask Indoors
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-coronavirus-updates-vaccine-booster-shot-where-to-wear-a-mask-indoors/2582832/

WGN9
— Nearly 19% of Chicago restaurants have closed since start of pandemic – Jenna Barnes
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/nearly-19-of-chicago-restaurants-have-closed-since-start-of-pandemic/

WLS AM
— GOPer Kirk Dillard back for more?
https://www.wlsam.com/2021/08/05/goper-kirk-dillard-back-for-more/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot vows to apply lessons learned during pandemic to stop Chicago violence. The new “Community Safety Coordination Center” was described by the mayor as a “collaboration and innovation” space — a central clearinghouse where data on violence prevention is “collected, analyzed and disseminated.” – Fran Spielman and Andy Grimm
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/8/5/22611851/chicago-violence-public-safety-strategy-community-coordination-center-city-hall-lightfoot

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Will County farmers seek alliance with foodies to oppose Peotone area airport – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-third-airport-farmland-st-0806-20210805-ybjk4drmhfbphkt5fkaw2vmcx4-story.html
— Graduates of color have fewer opportunities for success, District 218 superintendent says – MIKE NOLAN
(DIERSEN: While I worked for Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-robbins-richards-race-relations-st-0806-20210805-gd2ehz6lnjfgngb7hkcg5ytg6q-story.html
— OBITUARY: John Edwin McNeal 1943 – 2021
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/chicagotribune/name/john-mcneal-obituary?id=6227293

HINSDALE PATCH
— Hinsdale Politician Greg Hart Seeking Higher Office He has raised more than $200,000 for his campaign account in the last quarter. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/hinsdale-politician-seeking-higher-office

ELMHURST PATCH
— DuPage Leader Likely Not Running Again. Chairman Dan Cronin donates to a candidate who is running for his position, records show. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/dupage-leader-likely-not-running-again

CHANNAHON PATCH
— Minooka’s Rebresh Joins Growing List Of GOP Kinzinger Challengers. The logistics company owner is the seventh Republican to announce their intention to run against the incumbent in the June 2022 primary. – Dan Shalin
https://patch.com/illinois/channahon-minooka/minookas-rebresh-joins-growing-list-gop-kinzinger-challengers

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Warping Children’s Hearts and Minds – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/warping-childrens-hearts-and-minds/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— New record for illegal immigrant kids at border – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/5/new-record-illegal-immigrant-kids-border/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Sean Spicer: Trump’s Running – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/sean-spicer-trumps-running

AMERICAN THINKER
— America is Structurally Anti-Racist Redux – Ben Voth
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/america_is_structurally_antiracist_redux.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Fairfax County Tells Second-Graders They Should Feel Safe With No Police – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/06/fairfax-county-tells-second-graders-they-should-feel-safe-with-no-police/

FOX BUSINESS
— Federal agency offering employers unconscious bias, diversity workshop. The program is part of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Training Institute. – Samuel Dorman
(DIERSEN: How many people do you know who have taken lots of diversity training? Democrats use diversity training to get rid of Republicans. The Democrats who run the federal government require all their employees to take lots of diversity training. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years. I should write a book about all the diversity training that I took. That training hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should gotten rid of once and for all. That helps explain why federal employees who are Democrat do not want to work for, work with, or supervise federal employees who are Republican. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats.)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/eeoc-unconscious-bias-training

NEWS BUSTERS
— Nearly 65,000 Americans Submit Censorship Stories for Trump Big Tech Lawsuits – Casey Ryan
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/casey-ryan/2021/08/05/huge-nearly-65000-americans-submit-censorship-stories-trump

FEDERALIST
— The 1619 Project Conveniently Overlooks Racist Past Of The Democratic Party. The New York Times’ 1619 Project virtually ignores the Democrat Party’s role in advancing and sustaining racism in the United States, but doesn’t spare critiques of the GOP. – Mark Hemingway
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/05/the-1619-project-conveniently-overlooks-racist-past-of-the-democratic-party/

PJ MEDIA
— The New York Times Is An Anti-Journalism Clown Car – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/columns/stephen-kruiser/2021/08/05/the-morning-briefing-the-new-york-times-is-an-anti-journalism-clown-car-n1467165

COLLEGE FIX
— Higher education is based in ‘racist and classist assumptions,’ education nonprofit CEO says – MATT LAMB
https://www.thecollegefix.com/higher-education-is-based-in-racist-and-classist-assumptions-education-nonprofit-ceo-says-book-review/

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs want the Republican Party to give female primary candidates preference over male primary candidates.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/06/politics/republican-women-house-2022-races/index.html

MERCURY NEWS
— Biden must shoulder portion of blame for vaccine wariness. Prior to taking office, president publicly doubted that Trump’s vaccination efforts would work or be safe. – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON
https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/08/06/hanson-biden-administration-should-look-in-mirror-before-casting-stones-over-vaccinations/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Russia Bans Bard College, and Other Universities Ask What’s Next – Stephanie Saul
(DIERSEN: Constructively, the following banned TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, and unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000. I should write a book about the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/05/us/bard-college-russia-ban-undesirable.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/06/why-we-can-be-confident-that-surge-coronavirus-cases-isnt-fault-immigrants/

NEW YORK POST
— Biden’s pathetic bid to blame GOP governors for COVID spike – Editorial
(DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponent blame you for? My critics/opponents a) blame me for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000, b) blame me for all the problems that the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Illinois Republican Party (IRP) have had since 2000, c) blame me for all the problems that the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Wheaton Park District (WPD), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), and American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC) have had since 2000, d) blame me for all the problems that Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have had since 2000, and e) all the problems that Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks have had since 2000. My critics/opponents stress that none of the following came to my defense when conservative-haters succeeded in stopping me from raising funds from Republicans so that Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day Parade and Fireworks: Republicans who helped sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks since 2005, Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, MTRO leaders since 2000, DCRCC leaders since 2000, IRP leaders since 2000, Republican Wheaton leaders since 2000, Republican Milton Township leaders since 2000, Republican DuPage County leaders since 2000, Republican Illinois leaders since 2000, Republican TAPROOT leaders since 2000, those who I recruited to speak at TAPROOT events 2005-2012, Republican WCC leaders since 2000, Republican WPD leaders since 2000, Republican ICRC leaders since 2003, and Republican AAPC MC leaders since 2001.)
https://nypost.com/2021/08/05/bidens-pathetic-bid-to-blame-gop-governors-for-covid-spike/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Electric Vehicle Welfare State Car makers back the Biden climate agenda in return for subsidies and higher consumer prices. – Editorial
(DIERSEN: Expect that ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn owners of gasoline-powered American-nameplate vehicles, and especially those who own Chevrolets, Fords, and Dodges, and especially those who own Corvettes, Cavaliers, Malibus, Thunderbirds, Mustangs, Escapes, and Chargers.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-electric-vehicle-welfare-state-joe-biden-auto-makers-gm-volkswagen-stellantis-11628201680
— Trump Sticks With Fundraising Gimmick Despite DOJ Crackdown. Justice Department warns of ‘misrepresentations’ in appeals promising to multiply a donor’s contribution. – Gabriel T. Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-sticks-with-fundraising-gimmick-despite-doj-crackdown-11628242201

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Conservative-haters and Republican-haters promote Facebook and Google.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/08/05/facebook-google-republicans-growth-not-grievances/5455254001/

COLORADO SUN
— Some Colorado Republicans want to forgo their party’s 2022 primaries. Others think that’s “insane.” Under the proposal, to be voted on by the Colorado Republican Party’s central committee in September, GOP general election candidates would be picked through the caucus and assembly process. – Sandra Fish and Daniel Ducassi
(DIERSEN: Most commonly, moderate candidates win Republican primaries because multiple conservative candidates run splitting the conservative vote.)
https://coloradosun.com/2021/08/05/2022-republican-primary-opt-out-vote/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I think it’s time for the party to start standing on its platform and principles and to get candidates who will do the same,” said Peg Cage, former chairwoman of the Boulder County Republicans, who supports forgoing the 2022 GOP primaries. “We can’t do that if we’re constantly going left and trying to placate the unaffiliated voters and the Democrats.” . . . “Having non-members decide who will be the Republican nominee is a golden opportunity for the opposition to infiltrate and to weaken our platform of liberty, justice, personal freedom, and adherence to our constitution,” Hanks wrote.)

CLICK ON DETROIT
— Michigan GOP panel to vote on resolutions censuring 2 congressmen, calling for resignation of state senator. First resolution targets Michigan congressmen Peter Meijer and Fred Upton – Grant Hermes
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who tried but failed in 2006 to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. In 2007, they succeeded in throwing me off the ICRC Steering Committee. They blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS for all of Jim Ryan’s and Bill Brady’s problems.)
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/politics/2021/07/31/michigan-gop-panel-to-vote-on-resolutions-censuring-2-us-congressmen-calling-for-resignation-of-state-senator/

NEWSWEEK
— Recall Candidate John Cox Calls for Border Wall to Stop California’s Drug Crisis
https://www.newsweek.com/recall-candidate-john-cox-calls-border-wall-stop-californias-drug-crisis-1616404

FORD AUTHORITY
— Ford Salaried Buyouts Confirmed For Select Employees – Brett Foote
(DIERSEN: I was eligible for GAO’s 1993 buyout. Overwhelmingly, those like me who were eligible for the buyout were Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
https://fordauthority.com/2021/08/ford-salaried-buyouts-confirmed-for-select-employees/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: As Ford Authority has learned from sources familiar with the buyout plan, the packages are being targeted toward workers and teams dedicated to ICE-powered vehicles. Ford said that the “action is to further enable us to match our business priorities with the critical skills needed to turn around our automotive operations.” The Ford salaried buyouts are being offered to some white-collar workers as voluntary incentives to leave the company, which will allow Ford to avoid layoffs. Severance packages such as this are often offered to older workers nearing retirement who may be keener to take such a deal.)

August 5 Evening Edition

FOX32
— School mask mandate polarizes Arlington Heights residents – Dane Placko
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/school-mask-mandate-polarizes-arlington-heights-residents

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis feuds with White House as COVID cases rise, President Biden asks GOP governors to ‘get out of the way’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-florida-governor-feud-white-house-20210805-zvbhdt6wubcbbmvtpgnk53t2zu-story.html
— GOP governor candidate Gary Rabine skews Danish study’s findings to attack Pritzker’s school mask mandate – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-gary-rabine-masks-false-statements-20210805-trjbkpoxg5grbffkqvy4eivdzq-story.html
— Health officials urge COVID tests for Lollapalooza goers. Crowds were ‘literally pressed against each other, maskless,’ says one attendee planning to get screened. – ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS and ALICE YIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-lollapalooza-testing-aftermath-20210805-ltkl5fw23ffntgfctlr57y5bcm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— What are Dillard’s chances if he runs for governor again? – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210805/what-are-dillards-chances-if-he-runs-for-governor-again
— Pritzker hopes school mask mandate ‘very temporary,’ but new COVID-19 cases top 3,000 – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210805/pritzker-hopes-school-mask-mandate-very-temporary-but-new-covid-19-cases-top-3000
— Future of ethics in Illinois is in governor’s hands – Jim Durkin
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210805/future-of-ethics-in-illinois-is-in-governors-hands

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The leadership challenge of division. – EMILY DRAKE and TODD CONNOR
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about divisive leaders. I would focus on those who a) divide Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs against Republicans, b) divide liberals and moderates against conservatives, c) divide minorities against Whites, d) divide females against males, e) divide younger people against older people, f) divide LGBTQers against heterosexuals, g) divide veterans against non-veterans, h) divide Trump-haters against those who do not hate Trump, i) divide non-patriotic people against patriotic people, j) divide citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, k) divide non-married people against married people, l) divide those who have less money against those who have more money, m) divide those who have health problems against those who do not have health problems, n) divide those who do not own guns against those who do own guns, o) divide non-Christians against Christians, p) divide non-Protestants against Protestants, q) divide non-Italian Americans against Italian Americans, r) divide non-German Americans against German Americans, s) divide those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and t) divide their supporters against everyone else. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/chicago-comes-back/leadership-challenge-division

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker issues new mask mandates, threatens schools with sanctions – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/pritzker-issues-new-mask-mandates-threatens-schools-with-sanctions/article_272fe5ec-f562-11eb-a728-2736bcceebf8.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Equality vs. “Equity” – Scott Oakley
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/equality-vs-equity/

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/05/covid-19-roundup-86/

FOX NEWS
— Over 800 unaccompanied migrant kids apprehended at the border in a single day as numbers surge. There are expected to be more than 210,000 migrant encounters in July. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/over-unaccompanied-migrant-kids-border-single-day-numbers-surge

GOPUSA
— NY Dems Push State To Keep Chick-Fil-A Off Major Highway – Michael Haverluck
https://www.gopusa.com/ny-dems-push-state-to-keep-chick-fil-a-off-major-highway/
— Ill. Gov. Pritzker Signs Law Banning Cooperation Between Local Police And ICE
https://www.gopusa.com/ill-gov-pritzker-signs-law-banning-cooperation-between-local-police-and-ice/
— America Witnessing Tsunami Of Future Democratic Voters
https://www.gopusa.com/america-witnessing-tsunami-of-future-democratic-voters/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The DC Insurrection of 1932 – Frank A. Greco
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/the_dc_insurrection_of_1932.html
— University of Kentucky paid big bucks for abusive CRT seminar – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/university_of_kentucky_paid_big_bucks_for_abusive_crt_seminar.html
— A new ‘white peril’? – Gunnar Heinsohn
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/a_new_white_peril.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Collapse of the College Republicans. If we don’t do something now to fix the youth wing of our movement, then we’ll only be driving out our best future leaders before they even have a chance to get started. – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/02/the-collapse-of-the-college-republicans/

BREITBART
— Poll: More Americans Worried About Voter Fraud Than Voter Suppression – KATHERINE HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/05/americans-voter-fraud-suppression/
— Radical Fairfax County ‘Summer Learning Guide’ Tells 2nd Graders, ‘I Feel Safe When There Are No Police’ – BRECCAN F. THIES
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/05/virginia-radicalism-fairfax-county-second-graders-police/
— ‘Governor Who’: Biden Responds to Intense Criticism from Gov. Ron DeSantis – KYLE MORRIS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/05/governor-who-biden-responds-to-intense-criticism-from-gov-ron-desantis/
— Republican Gubernatorial Candidate John Cox: Gavin Newsom Failing on Cost of Living, Crime, Homelessness – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2021/08/05/republican-gubernatorial-john-cox-gavin-newsom-failing/

BLAZE
— School board president cuts off Iranian immigrant mom delivering anti-critical race theory remarks as crowd erupts in anger ‘Motherland was ravaged by communism!’ – SARAH TAYLOR
https://www.theblaze.com/news/school-board-president-cuts-off-iranian-immigrant-mom-anti-crt-remarks

DAILY CALLER
— Government-Funded Groups Are Teaching Transgender Ideology To Kids – VARUN HUKERI
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/05/sex-education-transgender-cdc-funding-nonprofits-schools/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Bias by Omission: 1619 Project Ignores Democratic Party’s History of Racism – Mark Hemingway
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/05/bias-by-omission-1619-project-ignores-democratic-partys-history-of-racism/

TOWNHALL
— Liberals Hate That You Have Rights – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2021/08/05/liberals-hate-that-you-have-rights-n2593564

NEWSMAX
— At Its Best It’s Still the Worst: Deadliest Ideology in Human History – Jonathan Jakubowski
https://www.newsmax.com/jonathanjakubowski/communism/2021/08/05/id/1031264/

PATRIOT POST
— NYT’s 1619 Project Whitewashes Democrat Racism
https://patriotpost.us/articles/81714-in-brief-nyts-1619-project-whitewashes-democrat-racism-2021-08-05

PJ MEDIA
— Forget What ‘The Squad’ Says: The American Dream Is Alive and Well – STACEY LENNOX
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/stacey-lennox/2021/08/05/forget-what-the-squad-says-the-american-dream-is-alive-and-well-n1467217
— Biden to Push for Dirty Electric Cars Our Power Grids Aren’t Ready to Support – BRYAN PRESTON
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/bryan-preston/2021/08/05/biden-to-push-for-dirty-electric-cars-our-power-grids-arent-ready-to-support-n1467218

NATIONAL REVIEW
— CRT Roundup: Fairfax County Schools Sent Second Graders Video Vilifying Cops: ‘I Feel Safe When There Are No Police’
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/08/critical-race-theory-roundup/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— 7 Ways to Fight the Democrats on Critical Race Theory – Joy Pullmann
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/08/05/7_ways_to_fight_the_democrats_on_critical_race_theory_548697.html

POST MILLENNIAL
— Record number of unaccompanied minors recorded during Biden border crisis. On August 4th alone, 834 unaccompanied children were placed into CBP custody. – Nick Monroe
https://thepostmillennial.com/biden-border-crisis-unaccompanied-minors
— Trump slams US women’s soccer team: ‘Woke means you lose’
https://thepostmillennial.com/trump-shames-us-womens-soccer-team

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— New survey decimates the left’s voter-suppression arguments against voter ID – Robert Jonathan
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/05/new-survey-decimates-the-lefts-voter-suppression-arguments-against-voter-id-1114088/

BLOOMBERG
— Disability Access Hits Opposition in Senate Infrastructure Debate. An amendment aimed at boosting ADA compliance for public transit agencies was criticized as a “woke planning mandate” by a GOP senator. – Hadriana Lowenkron
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-05/when-transit-accessibility-becomes-woke-planning

August 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ‘No regrets’: Rep. Adam Kinzinger defends joining Jan. 6 committee in Princeton, Illinois – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/adam-kinzinger-rep-jan-6-january-commission/10928209/
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 2,682 cases, 8 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-illinois-vaccine-cases-coronavirus/10927474/
— NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, probe finds – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/governor-cuomo-investigation-sexual-harassment-scandal/10927215/

FOX32
— Student loan debt stops people from buying homes and having kids, Illinois attorney general says
(DIERSEN: I bought a new town home in University Park in September of 1972 when I was 24 years old. The down payment came from what I earned a) working for IRS full-time for the previous 15 months, first in Chicago, and then in Harvey and b) working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights part-time for the previous 18 months and full-time for the 7 months before that. That income also enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 and to pay for tuition and books for graduate business courses at Loyola for the previous 9 months.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/student-loan-debt-stops-people-from-buying-homes-and-having-kids-illinois-attorney-general-says

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Kinzinger to promote hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/8/3/22607492/adam-kinzinger-courage-jan-6-congress-phil-kadner
— Don’t blame Chicago Police for failing to solve homicides — blame a culture of fear You cannot arrest, let alone convict, without evidence or witnesses. – Terry Takash, Western Springs
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/3/22607950/chicago-police-convictions-fear-farming-school-vaccines-letters
— Trump, Burke tax break: A million reasons to ditch Property Tax Appeals Board. PTAB is a ticking time-bomb of financial liabilities, threatening to drain billions from school districts and towns. – Barbara Flynn Currie and Fritz Kaegi
(DIERSEN: The Illinois Property Tax Appeal Board reduced the assessed valuation of my home at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton because of construction defects and unrecorded drainage easements. My critics/opponents stress that the following sided against me: the home’s builder, the City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and the Northern Illinois Home Builders Association.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/3/22607513/property-tax-appeals-board-donald-trump-edward-burke-tax-break

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 7-day average of new COVID-19 cases tops 2,000 in Illinois for first time since early May – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-cases-rising-20210803-xmyk3achorhxbibz2jn6n6mrs4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use CRT to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-defining-critical-race-theory-st-0804-20210803-e4vq5g5cnndqzic5v7qcgmsixy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— College of DuPage students must wear masks; vaccinations required in 2022 – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210803/college-of-dupage-students-must-wear-masks-vaccinations-required-in-2022
— Naperville District 203 to require masks regardless of vaccination status – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210803/naperville-district-203-to-require-masks-regardless-of-vaccination-status
— Naperville reinstating mask mandate in city buildings
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210803/naperville-reinstating-mask-mandate-in-city-buildings

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker signs a law that requires public business directors to self-report sexual orientation – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/pritzker-signs-a-law-that-requires-public-business-directors-to-self-report-sexual-orientation/article_5efba110-f480-11eb-914e-6f7c551a6908.html

WIREPOINTS
— Parents across Illinois forming groups to fight back against school districts pushing CRT & masks
https://wirepoints.org/parents-across-illinois-forming-groups-to-fight-back-against-school-districts-pushing-crt-masks-wirepoints-on-chicagos-morning-answer/

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/03/covid-19-roundup-85/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Al Sharpton: Critical race theory supporters must ‘rise up,’ face ‘cowards’ at school board meetings – Douglas Ernst
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/3/al-sharpton-critical-race-theory-supporters-must-r/
— ‘Diversity’ officers make their mark on U.S. campuses – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/3/inside-beltway-diversity-officers-make-their-mark/

FOX NEWS
— GOP Sen. Tim Scott says race is being ‘weaponized’ by Democrats: ‘It’s a very dangerous weapon’ Left finds it ‘very profitable,’ South Carolina senator says – Brooke Singman
(DIERSEN: Expect that sooner or later, employers, organizations, and governments will publish lists of their “racist” employees, members, and residents who they a) have gotten rid of already and b) will get rid of soon.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-sen-tim-scott-race-weaponized-democrats
— Trump-appointed appeals court judge slams critical race theory in Texas discrimination case. 5th U.S. Circuit Judge James C. Ho argued critical race theory and disparate impact theory both can engender racial bias – Stephen Sorace
https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-judge-critical-race-theory-texas-discrimination

GOPUSA
— America’s ‘Great Leap Forward’ Into Socialism – Patrick J. Buchanan
https://www.gopusa.com/americas-great-leap-forward-into-socialism/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The New Normal in the Permanent Emergency – Jon N. Hall
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/the_new_normal_in_the_permanent_emergency.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— AP and Reuters Team up with Twitter to Patrol Political Dissent as ‘Misinformation’ – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/03/ap-and-reuters-team-up-with-twitter-to-patrol-political-dissent-as-misinformation/

BREITBART
— De Blasio Brags About Cutting off Unvaccinated from Everyday Activities: People Must See ‘Vaccination as Literally Necessary to Living a Good’ Life – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/03/de-blasio-unvaccinated-activities/
— GOP Congressman Chip Roy Calls for Biden Impeachment over Open Border Disaster – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/03/nolte-gop-congressman-chip-roy-calls-for-biden-impeachment-over-open-border-disaster/

DAILY CALLER
— Poll: Majority Of Voters Say Jan. 6 Committee Is Biased – DANIEL O’KEEFE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/03/poll-majority-of-voters-say-jan-6-committee-is-biased/

TOWNHALL
— Busloads of Illegal Immigrants Released into American Town – Julio Rosas
(DIERSEN: How many illegals have the following secretly agreed to accept: your school district, your church, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois? Where is the money going to come from to house them, feed them, clothe them, provide them with medical care, educate them, provide them with vehicles, etc.?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2021/08/03/overwhelmed-border-patrol-releases-busloads-of-illegal-immigrants-to-border-towns-bus-stop-n2593466

NEWSMAX
— Biden Seeks to Bolster Faltering Minority Voters This Week – Brian Freeman
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrat Party officially announce that it exists a) to take opportunities and money away from Republicans and b) to give those opportunities and that money to Democrats, and especially to Democrats who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, moderate, liberal, those who have less money than others, those who have health problems, non-married, criminals, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, 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.newsmax.com/politics/biden-minorities-voters/2021/08/03/id/1030977/

PJ MEDIA
— Now You Are a Racist if You Don’t Want Your Kid Near a Pit Bull – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/kevindowneyjr/2021/08/02/if-you-dont-want-your-kid-near-a-pitbull-you-are-a-racist-n1466497

NEWS BUSTERS
— WORST Censorship in July: 5 Ways Big Tech Silenced Online Discussion – Casey Ryan
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/casey-ryan/2021/08/03/worst-censorship-july-5-ways-big-tech-silenced-online

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— “Diversity”-Obsessed Universities Are Focusing On Bogus DEI Programs – Jessica Kramer
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/new-report-shows-how-diversity-obsessed-universities-are-focusing-bogus-dei-programs

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Biden Puts Nation at Risk of COVID With Border Wide Open. “our border with Mexico is open to anyone from anywhere (except Cuba) whether or not they are infected with COVID” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/biden-puts-nation-at-risk-of-covid-with-border-wide-open/

THE HILL
— Retaining the House will be nearly impossible for Democrats: Trump will be the wildcard – KEITH NAUGHTON
(DIERSEN: Evert-increasing, Democrats take adverse actions against voters 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://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/565935-retaining-the-house-will-be-nearly-impossible-for-democrats-trump-the

NEW YORK TIMES
— Cuomo Stands in a Long Line of Politicians Accused of Mistreating Women. Nearly all have faced calls to resign, and only some have heeded them. But few have faced an inquiry as expansive and public as the one into the New York governor’s actions. – Jennifer Medina
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/03/us/politics/cuomo-sexual-harassment-politicans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Missouri governor pardons Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who waved guns at protesters – Meryl Kornfield
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08/03/mccloskey-pardon/
— Biden calls for Cuomo to resign after investigation finds the New York governor sexually harassed 11 women – Josh Dawsey – Michael Scherer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/cuomo-sexual-harassment-report/2021/08/03/705c42a4-f226-11eb-ab6f-b41a066381df_story.html
— Biden administration preparing to offer vaccines to migrants along Mexico border – Nick Miroff and Maria Sacchetti
(DIERSEN: One more incentive to illegally come to America illegally.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/biden-vaccines-migrants-border/2021/08/03/afaff516-f471-11eb-83e7-06a8a299c310_story.html

KTSA
— As A Reward For Illegally Entering The Country, Biden Is Giving Illegals A Free Trip To Your City – LARS LARSON
(DIERSEN: How many illegals have the following secretly agreed to accept: your school district, your church, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois? Where is the money going to come from to house them, feed them, clothe them, provide them with medical care, educate them, provide them with vehicles, etc.?)
https://www.ktsa.com/as-a-reward-for-illegally-entering-the-country-biden-is-giving-illegals-a-free-trip-to-your-city/

August 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Gov. Pritzker signs law expanding gun sale background checks, mental health funding in Illinois – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/gun-violence-jb-pritzker-background-check-mental-health/10925169/
— Senator Lindsey Graham tests positive for COVID-19 – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/lindsey-graham-covid-coronavirus-covid-19-us-senate/10925419/

NBC5
— Rod Blagojevich Files Lawsuit Seeking Right to Run for Office in Illinois Again
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rod-blagojevich-files-lawsuit-seeking-right-to-run-for-office-in-illinois-again/2577146/

CBS2
— New Law Will Effectively End Immigrant Detention In Illinois
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America Illegally.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/08/02/immigrant-detention-law-gov-jb-pritzker-immigration-reform/

FOX32
— Biden administration has canceled $1.5B in student loan debt so far: Who could benefit next – Erika Giovanetti
https://www.fox32chicago.com/money/biden-cancels-student-loan-debt-who-benefits-next

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker signs law banning local jails from detaining people facing deportation. Three county jails have contracts with ICE to hold people facing deportation. – Stefano Esposito
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America Illegally.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/2/22606123/ice-detention-jails-detainees-facing-deportation-immigration-illinois-way-forward-act-pritzker-signs

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— US employers losing patience, ratchet up the pressure on the unvaccinated – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/vaccine/ct-aud-nw-us-employers-pressure-on-unvaccinated-20210802-oraw7vmsfjg6fgajgnqxmc7iuq-story.html
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Companies like Amazon are rethinking drug testing as cannabis use grows. – ROBERT CHANNICK
(DIERSEN: To use pot is to impair yourself. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-weed-workplace-illinois-employer-testing-20210802-4dgevexdrfcyhc6o7he5q4hatu-story.html
— Why did Lightfoot claim 90% of Lollapalooza attendees were vaccinated? It was in a tweet. – REX HUPPKE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-lollapalooza-lightfoot-covid-chicago-vaccines-delta-variant-huppke-20210802-qwwrzlxmrreiljwrlugdvygini-story.html
— At least 55 people shot, 7 fatally, this weekend in Chicago. – KATHERINE ROSENBERG-DOUGLAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-shootings-violence-weekend-20210802-5b7f236nk5ejrohb5tphprplae-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— COVID-19 update: 79,040 more shots, 5,608 new cases, 11 additional deaths – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210802/covid-19-update-79040-more-shots-5608-new-cases-11-additional-deaths
— Aurora’s Paramount Theatre mandates COVID-19 vaccination for theatergoers. Will others follow? – Barbara Vitello
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210802/auroras-paramount-theatre-mandates-covid-19-vaccination-for-theatergoers-will-others-follow

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signs law effectively ending immigrant detention across state – AP
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America Illegally.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/government/2021/08/02/new-illinois-law-effectively-end-immigrant-detention-state/5461227001/

WJOL
— Kinzinger Asks What Politicians Are Afraid Of Related To January 6th
(DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.)
https://www.wjol.com/illinois-rep-asks-what-politicians-are-afraid-of-related-to-january-6th/

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Face Coverings Required of Visitors to City Buildings in Naperville
https://www.nctv17.com/news/top-stories/face-coverings-required-of-visitors-to-city-buildings-in-naperville/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pritzker Signs “Public Health Crisis” Gun Bill with Roll Calls
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/02/pritzker-signs-public-health-crisis-gun-bill/
— Wilcox Explains Firearms Identification Bill Problems
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/07/29/wilcox-explains-firearms-identification-bill-problems/
— Unemployment Comp Rates May Soar
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/02/unemployment-comp-rates-will-soar/
–State Immigration Action
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/02/state-immigration-action/
— Ben & Jerry’s Israeli Boycott May Cost Parent Company Unilever Illinois Investments
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/01/ben-jerrys-israeli-boycott-may-cost-parent-company-unilever-illinois-investments/
— Illinois Gubernatorial Fundraising at a Glance Through June 30
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/01/gov080121/
— DeWitte Reports on Crystal Lake Town Hall Meeting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/07/31/dewitte-reports-on-crystal-lake-town-hall-meeting/
— Illinois Now Has a “Chief Equity Officer”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/07/30/illinois-now-has-a-chief-equity-officer/
— Illinois Supreme Court 2nd District Gains Two Additional Candidates
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/07/30/ilsupcourt073021/
— Looking at Unrest and Disparate Congressional Reactions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/07/30/looking-at-unrest-and-disparate-congressional-reactions/
— Tribune Continues to Obfuscate Cost of ComEd Rate Increases If “Energy” Bill Passes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/07/30/tribune-continues-to-obfuscate-cost-of-comed-rate-increases-if-energy-bill-passes/
— Gubernatorial Candidate Paul Schimpf Coming to Barrington
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/07/29/gubernatorial-candidate-paul-schimpf-coming-to-barrington/
— Three Republican State Senators Say They Will Not Vote to Raise Electric Rates
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/07/27/three-republican-state-senators-say-they-will-not-vote-to-raise-electric-rates/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MIDST BORDER CHAOS, NEW ILLINOIS LAW ENDS STATE PARTNERSHIP WITH ICE; OPENS STATE’S DOOR WIDE TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/midst-border-chaos-new-illinois-law-ends-state-partnership-with-ice-opens-states-door-wide-to-illega.html
— THORNER: COMMUNISM OVERTAKES UNION-CONTROLLED GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/thorner-communism-overtakes-union-controlled-government-schools.html
— MORE GOV’T DEBT AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/more-govt-debt-as-far-as-the-eye-can-see.html
— THE REVOLT OF THE UNWOKE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/the-revolt-of-the-unwoke.html
— THE PERPETUAL EMERGENCY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/the-perpetual-emergency.html

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/02/covid-19-roundup-84/
— Pritzker signs FOID compromise into law
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/02/pritzker-signs-foid-compromise-into-law/
— Miller, Bailey, Rabine and DeVore campaigns are gonna make for one long and comically ridiculous year
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/02/miller-bailey-rabine-and-devore-campaigns-are-gonna-make-for-one-long-and-comically-ridiculous-year/
— GOP legislators want stand-alone nuke/renewable bill – ICJC urges labor to dump carbon, get back to nuke issue – Senate to “keep discussions going” – Pritzker to unions: Pass my compromise bill *** Unions claim impasse on energy bill talks
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/02/unions-claim-impasse-on-energy-bill-talks/

FOX NEWS
— David Horowitz slams Biden’s ‘monstrous lie’ on White supremacy: Shifting blame to US for ‘personal atonement’ The author of ‘The Enemy Within: How A Totalitarian Movement Is Destroying America’ sounds off on wrongful claims of US racism – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/david-horowitz-joe-biden-white-supremacy

AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden wants taxpayers to pay for lawyers for illegal aliens – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/biden_wants_taxpayers_to_pay_for_lawyers_for_illegal_aliens_.html

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Science, The Foundation Of Western Civilization Is Crumbling – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/science-the-foundation-of-western-civilization-is-crumbling

DAILY CALLER
— Biden’s ‘Pandemic Of The Unvaccinated’ Doesn’t Include Illegal Immigrants, Apparently – BRADLEY DEVLIN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/02/joe-biden-coronavirus-pandemic-illegal-immigrants-infected-border-crisis-cdc/

TOWNHALL
— Disease Expert Tells CNN: Most Masks Don’t Really Work Against Wuhan Coronavirus – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2021/08/02/cnn-guest-actually-cloth-masks-dont-really-work-against-wuhan-coronavirus-n2593473
— New Report on the Wuhan Lab Details ‘Greatest Coverup of All Time’ – Katie Pavlich|
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2021/08/02/new-report-wuhan-scientists-were-juicing-up-deadly-viruses-in-unsafe-conditions-n2593454

PATRIOT POST
— Woeful Immigration Enforcement Worsens Crisis. ICE touts 12,500 deportations while releasing 50,000 illegals into the U.S. without court dates. – THOMAS GALLATIN
https://patriotpost.us/articles/81647-bidens-woeful-immigration-enforcement-worsens-crisis-2021-08-02

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Biden’s secret immigration policy is a slap in the face of every American – Ed Brodow
(DIERSEN: How many illegals have the following secretly agreed to accept: your school district, your church, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America?)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/02/bidens-secret-immigration-policy-is-a-slap-in-the-face-of-every-american-1112405/

EPOCH TIMES
— Sending Back the Cubans – Dinesh D’Souza
https://www.theepochtimes.com/sending-back-the-cubans_3928038.html

THE HILL
— Graham says he has COVID-19 ‘breakthrough’ infection – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/565969-graham-says-he-has-covid-19-breakthrough-infection

WASHINGTON POST
— America’s Hidden Crisis of Power and Place. Our country’s path to political influence involves defecting from your hometown and congregating in one of a handful of wealthy neighborhoods. It’s undermining trust in government — and corroding our democracy. – David Fontana
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents stress that none of my ancestors lived in DuPage County, that I have lived in DuPage County only since 1978 when I was 29 years old, that I have lived in my precinct only since 1984, that I have never worked in DuPage County, that I attended no schools in DuPage County, that attended no churches in DuPage County, and that I raised no children in DuPage County.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2021/08/02/americas-hidden-crisis-power-place/
— How ‘race-norming’ was built into the NFL concussion settlement. The NFL and lawyers for former players blame the controversial practice on doctors. But both sides negotiated a settlement that guaranteed race would affect payouts — and defended the practice long after concerns were raised. – Will Hobson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/08/02/race-norming-nfl-concussion-settlement/

PATCH UNITED STATES
— New York, California, and Illinois lose Boomer population. Texas gains Millennials.
https://patch.com/us/across-america/new-york-california-illinois-lose-boomer-population

FORBES
— Denying The Abuses Of Critical Race Theory And Cancel Culture
https://www.forbes.com/sites/evangerstmann/2021/08/02/denying-the-abuses-of-critical-race-theory-and-cancel-culture/

NEWSWEEK
— Ex-Illinois Governor, Who Trump Freed from Jail, Files Lawsuit to Run for Office Again
https://www.newsweek.com/ex-illinois-governor-who-trump-freed-jail-files-lawsuit-run-office-again-1615491

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— COVID-19: Two-Thirds of Democrats Want Mandatory Masks, Even After Vaccination
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/covid_19/covid_19_two_thirds_of_democrats_want_mandatory_masks_even_after_vaccination

August 2 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago shootings: 49 shot, 4 fatally, in weekend across city, CPD says
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-gun-violence-police-weekend/10924475/

NBC5
— Pritzker Skips Lollapalooza ‘Out of an Abundance of Caution’ Amid Rising COVID Cases
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/pritzker-skips-lollapalooza-out-of-an-abundance-of-caution-amid-rising-covid-cases/2575327/

CBS2
— Chicago Police Report 461 Shootings In July, A 15% Increase From Last Year
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/08/01/chicago-shootings-crime-statistics-july/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Over 1,000 victims, 126 dead, just 2 convictions: 6 years of mass shootings in Chicago. Despite the skyrocketing number of shootings wounding four or more people in the city, the Chicago Police Department’s chief of detectives said solving the cases isn’t prioritized over other shootings. – Tom Schuba and Andy Grimm
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/8/2/22559312/mass-shooting-victims-gun-violence-crime-cpd-police-department-clearance-murder-arrest

NPR ILLINOIS
— Black Leaders Question Whether Biden Will Fulfill Campaign Promises To Black Voters – Juana Summers
(DIERSEN: It should be illegal to make campaign promises to use government to give preference to voters because of their race, gender, age, national origin, religion, income, net worth, length of time that they or their ancestors have been in America, etc.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-08-01/black-leaders-question-whether-biden-will-fulfill-campaign-promises-to-black-voters

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois Unconcerned As Communication and ‘Science’ Behind COVID Policy Slip Toward Chaos – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-unconcerned-as-communication-and-science-behind-covid-policy-slip-toward-chaos-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— FACT CHECK: PRITZKER CLAIMS BALANCED BUDGETS; STATE REPORTS SHOW HE’S WRONG – Adam Schuster and Luke Schafer
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/fact-check-pritzker-claims-balanced-budgets-state-reports-show-hes-wrong/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Shocking Political Diatribe by Bio Teacher in Illinois High School – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/shocking-political-diatribe-by-bio-teacher-in-illinois-high-school/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS SCHOOL DISTRICT BEGINS HOLOCAUST-STYLE POLICY FOR VACCINATED VS. UNVACCINATED STAFF
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/illinois-school-district-begins-holocaust-style-policy-for-vaccinated-vs-unvaccinated-staff.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Virus numbers worsen rapidly with delta variant but nowhere near peak
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/1/covid-19-delta-variant-hospitalizations-deaths-far/

FOX NEWS
— UNC donors slammed creeping ‘Marxism’ amid debate over tenure for Nikole Hannah-Jones, emails show. Donors asked, ‘how has the Board allowed Marxism to take root at UNC?’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.foxnews.com/us/unc-donors-creeping-marxism-nikole-hannah-jones-tenure-debate-emails

AMERICAN THINKER
— A new video with the best pushback yet against Critical Race Theory – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/a_new_video_with_the_best_pushback_yet_against_critical_race_theory.html
— Will Bill Maher save the left? – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/will_bill_maher_save_the_left.html
— How to spot a domestic terrorist on social media – Rob Jenkins
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/how_to_spot_a_domestic_terrorist_on_social_media.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Incompetence + Arrogance = Woke. Politically correct ideology is masking and contributing to the widespread failure of our institutions. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/01/incompetence-arrogance-woke/

ACCURACY IN ACADEMIA
— Critical Race Theory erases U.S. Civil War, abolitionist movement’s successes – Spencer Irvine
https://www.academia.org/critical-race-theory-erases-u-s-civil-war-abolitionist-movements-successes/

DAILY WIRE
— American Medical Association Blasted After Calling For Removing Sex From Birth Certificates
https://www.dailywire.com/news/american-medical-association-blasted-after-calling-for-removing-sex-from-birth-certificates

FEDERALIST
— Forcing Kids To Push Leftist Causes Is Not Civics No Matter How Many Think Tanks Say Otherwise. The Fordham Institute slyly advocates for action civics, also known as ‘protest civics,’ in its assessment of each state’s content standards. – Peter Wood and David Randall
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/02/forcing-kids-to-push-leftist-causes-is-not-civics-no-matter-how-many-think-tanks-say-otherwise/
— Zuckerbucks Aren’t Just Tampering With Elections, They’re Tampering With Your Kids’ Education – Sloan Rachmuth and Savannah Hulsey Pointer
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/02/zuckerbucks-arent-just-tampering-with-elections-theyre-tampering-with-your-kids-education/

TOWNHALL
— An Invitation to Anarchy – Terry Paulson
https://townhall.com/columnists/terrypaulson/2021/08/02/an-invitation-to-anarchy-n2593413

ONE NEWS NOW
— Strong families are the key to a strong America
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters do everything that they can to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2021/08/02/strong-families-are-the-key-to-a-strong-america
— Since when do Catholics condone abortion? An abortion clinic watchdog group is exposing the suspicious relationship between an Illinois abortuary and a Catholic-affiliated hospital. – Charlie Butts
https://onenewsnow.com/pro-life/2021/08/02/since-when-do-catholics-condone-abortion

COLLEGE FIX
— Critical race theory bigwig says those who oppose COVID lockdowns are like slave owners
https://www.thecollegefix.com/critical-race-theory-bigwig-says-those-who-oppose-covid-lockdowns-are-like-slave-owners/
— UNC journalism dean asked ABC News to ‘protect’ Nikole Hannah-Jones – JENNIFER KABBANY
(DIERSEN: Republican king-makers want me to protect their rising stars.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/unc-journalism-dean-asked-abc-news-to-protect-nikole-hannah-jones/
— Tennessee implements critical race theory limits, draws praise from social studies teacher – MALAYSIA TALBERT
https://www.thecollegefix.com/tennessee-implements-critical-race-theory-limits-draws-praise-from-social-studies-teacher/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Inside the Conservative Campaign to Take Back School Boards from Classroom Closers, CRT Activists – RYAN MILLS
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/inside-the-conservative-campaign-to-take-back-school-boards-from-classroom-closers-crt-activists/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Want Your Country Back? #FlyYourFlag – Frank Miele
(DIERSEN: An American flag has flown at my home each and every day since September 11, 2001.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/08/02/want_your_country_back_flyyourflag_146175.html

POST MILLENNIAL
— Bill Maher SLAMS woke culture as something ‘that belongs in Stalin’s Russia’ This is called a purge. It’s a mentality that belongs in Stalin’s Russia. How bad does this atmosphere we are living in have to get before the people who say, ‘cancel culture is overblown,’ admit that is, in fact, an insanity that is swallowing up the world.”
https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-bill-maher-slams-woke-culture-as-something-that-belongs-in-stalins-russia

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Harvard Lecturer Attacked for Saying There Are Two Sexes. “To ignore or downplay the reality of sex and sex-based differences is to perversely handicap our understanding and our ability to increase human health and thriving,” Harvard lecturer Carole Hooven said in a recent interview. – Stacey Matthews
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/harvard-lecturer-attacked-for-saying-there-are-two-sexes/

THE HILL
— Threats of violence spark fear of election worker exodus – JOHN KRUZEL
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/565722-threats-of-violence-spark-fear-of-election-worker-exodus

NEW YORK TIMES
— Workplace vaccine mandates reveal a divide among workers.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/02/business/economy-stock-market-news#workplace-vaccine-mandates

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, White-haters use CRT and 1619 to promote hatred against Whites.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/08/02/white-republicans-white-democrats-are-moving-farther-apart-race-or-is-that-just-an-education-gap/

NEW YORK POST
— It’s Democrats, Biden admin’s border policies spreading COVID – Miranda Devine
(DIERSEN: How many illegals have the following secretly agreed to accept: your school district, your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois?)
https://nypost.com/2021/08/01/democratic-super-spreaders-devine/
— The CDC needlessly creates panic – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2021/08/01/the-cdc-needlessly-creates-panic-and-other-commentary/
— Public schools must shape kids who love America and our founding – Josh Hawley
https://nypost.com/2021/08/01/sen-hawley-public-schools-must-shape-kids-who-love-america-and-our-founding/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Portland, Ore., Can’t Find Police for Unit to Fight Rising Murder Rate – Zusha Elinson
(DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/portland-ore-cant-find-police-for-unit-to-fight-rising-murder-rate-11627896601
— FRONT PAGE: Companies Pay New Workers Higher Wages, and Current Employees Ask, ‘What About Us?’ – Lauren Weber and Omar Abdel-Baqui
https://www.wsj.com/articles/companies-pay-new-workers-higher-wages-and-current-employees-ask-what-about-us-11627810202
— ‘The Deadline Effect’ Review: Countdown to Zero Hour – Dave Shiflett
(DIERSEN: What deadlines have you set for yourself? Mine include putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter by noon each morning and my 9:00 PM each evening.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-deadline-effect-review-countdown-to-zero-hour-11627597186
— Should There Be a Mandatory Retirement Age for Senior Executives? – Brandon Cline and Matteo Tonello
https://www.wsj.com/articles/retirement-age-senior-executives-11627489957
— Callow youths, sold on the value of a sheepskin, have borrowed small fortunes to attend college. Was it worth it? Will the loans ever be repaid? – Daniel Akst
https://www.wsj.com/articles/book-review-two-on-student-debt-11627851659

NEWSWEEK
— Demographics Are the GOP’s Destiny—If They Embrace It – PHILIP PILKINGTON
(DIERSEN: Those who want Republicans to lose want Republicans to a) curry favor with minorities by dumping Whites, b) curry favor with women by dumping men, c) curry favor with younger people by dumping older people, d) curry favor with LGBTQers by dumping heterosexuals, e) curry favor with those who have less money by dumping those who have more money, f) curry favor with Trump-haters by dumping those who do not hate Trump, g) curry favor with liberals and moderates by dumping conservatives, h) curry favor with those who are not married by dumping those who are married, i) curry favor with non-Christians by dumping Christians, j) currying favor with non-Protestants by dumping Protestants, k) currying favor with non-Italian Americans and non-German Americans by dumping Italian Americans and German Americans, l) currying favor with veterans by dumping non-veterans, and m) currying favor with those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time by dumping those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about leaders of the following who talk and/or act like they have taken the above advice: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party.)
https://www.newsweek.com/demographics-are-gops-destinyif-they-embrace-it-opinion-1613168

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, White-haters use CRT and 1619 to promote hatred against Whites.
https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2021/08/02/attacks-critical-race-theory-are-threat-american-democracy-opinion

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Lollapalooza 2021: A superspreader event, thanks to Illinois Democrats – Kristina Betinis
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2021/08/02/chic-a02.html