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February 25, 2025 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— Sick Politicians Want Killers, Rapists Roaming Our Streets
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/02/sick-politicians-want-killers-rapists-roaming-our-streets/
— Statement on Trump White House Victory Against the Associated Press
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2025/02/statement-on-trump-white-house-victory-against-the-associated-press/
— New Poll Shows Massive Support for President Trump and His Agenda
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/02/new-poll-shows-massive-support-for-president-trump-and-his-agenda/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Federal employees may get more demands to justify their work at Elon Musk’s direction
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-donald-trump-backs-musk-he-roils-federal-workforce-demands-threats/15953583/
— Is Mayor Brandon Johnson is ready to defend Chicago’s sanctuary city law to Congress?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ex-congressman-luis-guttierez-questions-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-is-ready-defend-sanctuary-city-law-congress/15954965/
— Rudy Giuliani satisfies Fulton County election workers’ $148 million defamation case
https://abc7chicago.com/post/rudy-giuliani-satisfies-fulton-county-election-workers-148-million-defamation-case/15952884/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Search for next US attorney in Chicago underway, again, in dramatically changed landscape (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always stressed that my Republican U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald appointed U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald who sided with my Democrat GAO superiors in Diersen v. GAO. Previously, Peter Fitzgerald also appointed Amy St. Eve to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois who also sided with my Democrat GAO superiors. To side with my Democrat GAO superiors is to promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, to promote race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/25/search-for-next-us-attorney-in-chicago-underway-again-in-dramatically-changed-landscape/
— Democrat leaders always hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are responsible for racist graffiti
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/25/officials-promise-immediate-consequences-after-racist-graffiti-found-at-oak-park-and-river-forest-high-school/
— Social Security says higher payments are on the way for millions of former public workers
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/25/social-security-payments/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 3.2 million Social Security recipients who received pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public service jobs will soon see a boost in their benefits. Most people will receive their one-time retroactive payment by the end of March, and new monthly payments will begin in April, the agency says. The Social Security Administration announced it would immediately begin processing retroactive payments and will send increased monthly payments to people affected by the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset, which were rescinded in the bipartisan Social Security Fairness Act that former President Joe Biden signed into law last year. The Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset limited Social Security benefits for recipients if they got retirement payments from other sources, including public retirement programs from a state or local government. Advocates say the Social Security Fairness Act rights a decades-old disparity, though it also puts a strain on Social Security Trust Funds, which face a looming insolvency crisis.)
— Apple shareholders reject proposal to scrap company’s diversity programs
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/25/apple-diversity-programs-2/
— Federal employees may get more demands to justify their work at Elon Musk’s direction
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/25/federal-employees-elon-musk/
— Elon Musk renews threat to fire federal workers despite pushback from various agencies
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/25/elon-musk-federal-workers/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rep. LaHood calls Trump policies a ‘priority’ as he opens search for new top federal prosecutor. The Peoria Republican also noted that the Northern District of Illinois has gone more than 22 months without a confirmed U.S. attorney.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2025/02/25/lahood-opens-u-s-attorney-search-by-calling-trump-policies
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that rump is a Nazi. To hint/imply/argue/shout that someone is a Nazi in America today is like hinting/implying/arguing/shouting that someone is a Jew in Germany in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2025/02/25/pritzker-trump-comparison-nazi-hitler-academic-commentary
— With intensifying assaults on the press, is it time for a ‘NATO for news’? To protect the free press in America, we need to agree that “an attack on one is an attack on all.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2025/02/24/president-donald-trump-assault-press-news-media-associated-press-ap-nato-news-jim-friedlich

DAILY HERALD
— Wheaton College in political, religious crosshairs over congratulating Trump appointee
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250225/news/wheaton-college-in-political-religious-crosshairs-over-congratulating-trump-appointee/
— Some GOP lawmakers start to call out DOGE — carefully
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250225/nation-and-world-politics/some-gop-lawmakers-start-to-call-out-doge-carefully/
— College of DuPage to host College Poll Worker Recruitment Summit April 11
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250224/submitted-content/college-of-dupage-to-host-college-poll-worker-recruitment-summit-april-11/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Who will be Chicago’s next U.S. attorney? Rep. LaHood is taking applications.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/darin-lahood-kicks-search-chicagos-us-attorney

SHAW LOCAL
— White House says it ‘will decide’ which news outlets cover Trump, rotating some traditional ones
https://www.shawlocal.com/news/2025/02/25/white-house-says-it-will-decide-which-news-outlets-cover-trump-rotating-some-traditional-ones/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Apple shareholders reject proposal to scrap company’s diversity programs
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/politics/article/alert-apple-shareholders-reject-proposal-to-20186932.php

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DeSantis talks up his wife as next Florida governor. Here’s what to know about Casey.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-as-desantis-talks-up-his-wife-as-next-florida-governor-heres-what-to-know-about-casey/

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Rollback of diversity efforts leaves teachers wondering about effects on Black History Month
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2025-02-25/rollback-of-diversity-efforts-leaves-teachers-wondering-about-effects-on-black-history-month

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Pritzker positions himself at forefront of Trump opposition by invoking Nazis’ rise to power
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/pritzker-positions-himself-at-forefront-of-trump-opposition-by-invoking-nazis-rise-to-power/
— Lawsuit threatens Illinois minority teachers scholarship. Conservative group seeks to overturn race-based financial aid. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always used my not getting any scholarships against me.)
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/lawsuit-threatens-illinois-minority-teachers-scholarship/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Edgar disses Trump
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/02/25/edgar-battles-cancer-disses-trump-00205911

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/02/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-255/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Milena McConchie, Wife of Recently Resigned State Senator Dan McConchie Succumbs to Cancer from Chernobyl Radiation, R.I.P.
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/25/milena-mcconchie-wife-of-recently-resigned-state-senator-dan-mcconchie-succumbs-to-cancer-from-chernobyl-radiation-r-i-p/
— Carbondale Retreats To Keep Sidewalk Counseling Case Out of U.S. Supreme Court
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/25/carbondale-retreats-to-keep-sidewalk-counseling-case-out-of-u-s-supreme-court/
— Algonquin Township Supervisor Randy “My Way or the Highway” Funk Mails Out Newsletter Right Before Election Day
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/25/algonquin-township-supervisor-randy-my-way-or-the-highway-funk-mails-out-newsletter-right-before-election-day/
— Schakowsky Continues Picketing Agencies Musk Targets
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/25/schakowsky-continues-picketing-agencies-musk-targets/
— Federal Gun Dealer Takedown
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/25/federal-gun-dealer-takedown/
— State Reps Reick and Keicher Set Tele-Town Hall Meeting February 26th
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/25/state-reps-reick-and-keicher-set-tele-town-hall-meeting-february-26th/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DHS warns illegal immigrants to self-deport
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/25/dhs-warns-illegal-immigrants-self-deport/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago keeps electing Democrats to disastrous results
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3329826/chicago-keeps-electing-democrats-disastrous-results/
— Hospitals conducting transgender procedures on children supported by billions in taxpayer dollars
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3329731/hospitals-transgender-procedures-children-billions-taxpayer-dollars/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump administration ends use of controversial app to allow migrants to fly without ID
https://nypost.com/2025/02/25/us-news/trump-administration-ends-use-of-app-to-allow-migrants-to-board-flights-without-id/

CITY JOURNAL
— How Universities Get Away With Hiring Radicals. Fellow-to-faculty programs have seeded academia with activists.
https://www.city-journal.org/article/universities-fellow-to-faculty-programs-activists

DAILY WIRE
— Nearly 100 Illegals Captured In Colony Ridge Deportation Raids. Border Czar Tom Homan said “several child sexual predators” were arrested in the Texas development.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/nearly-100-illegals-captured-in-colony-ridge-deportation-raids

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Homan Wants to Double ICE Footprint in Sanctuary Cities. Musk Is Helping Him Get There.
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/tom-homan-wants-to-double-ice-footprint-in-sanctuary-cities-elon-musk-is-helping-him-get-there/

NEWS BUSTERS
— The View Celebrates Black History Month By Promoting Discredited 1619 Project
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2025/02/25/view-celebrates-black-history-month-promoting-discredited

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— DHS Secretary Noem Says She Discovered Some Officials ‘Tipping Off’ Illegals About Deportation Plans: ‘They Will Be Fired’
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/dhs-secretary-noem-says-she-discovered-some-officials-tipping-off-illegals-about-deportation-plans-they-will-be-fired/

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Poetic Justice: Obama Library Delayed – Discrimination Lawsuits, Environmental Injunctions, Enrichment Allegations
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/poetic-justice-obama-library-delayed-discrimination-lawsuits-environmental-injunctions-enrichment-allegations/ar-AA1zCG31

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS NEWS
— Federal workers urge congressional lawmakers to reverse job cuts
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/federal-workers-urge-congressional-lawmakers-to-reverse-job-cuts/
— Case surge from fired federal workers jams federal board
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/case-surge-from-fired-federal-workers-jams-merit-systems-protection-board/

NTD
— House Hearing on ‘The Government Accountability Office’s 2025 High-Risk List’
https://www.ntd.com/live-1-pm-et-house-hearing-on-the-government-accountability-offices-2025-high-risk-list_1049779.html

WASHINGTON POST
— What has Trump done today?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2025/trump-administration-actions/

USA TODAY
— Trump pitches $5 million gold card path to citizenship for foreign investors
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2025/02/25/trump-pitches-gold-card-path-to-citizenship-for-foreign-investors/80355877007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Proposes Fines, Prison Time for Migrants Who Don’t Join Registry. Administration plans to establish registration website as soon as this week.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-immigration-migrant-registry-jail-time-95c405a7

POLITICO
— White House says it will determine which reporters have access to the president
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/02/25/trump-white-house-press-pool-access-00206001

PBS
— Elon Musk may direct more demands on federal employees to justify their work
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/elon-musk-may-direct-more-demands-on-federal-employees-to-justify-their-work

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Is Trump Acting Like a Dictator? 74% of Democrats Say So
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration_second_term/is_trump_acting_like_a_dictator_74_of_democrats_say_so

February 18, 2025 Evening Edition

WHITE HOUSE
— EXPANDING ACCESS TO IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ALL AGENCIES
https://www.whitehouse.gov/news/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘We are the patriots’: Chicago federal employees protest mass firings in Federal Plaza (COMMENT: I have always been a Republican. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. I share many demographics with Trump. If I was still a federal employee, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates would have killed me by now figuratively if not literally.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/18/federal-employees-protest-mass-firings/
— Trump administration gives schools a deadline to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/18/trump-schools-end-dei-programs/
— Trump signs order to study how to expand IVF and calls for ‘radical transparency’ from government
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/18/trump-will-sign-new-executive-orders-while-his-first-joint-tv-interview-with-musk-airs-in-prime-time/
— Soon, if not already, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone in America will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/14/dupage-naperville-homeless-winter-emergency-shelter/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/la-voz/chicago-immigration-resource-guide
— Trump’s Friday firings leave EPA Chicago office with fewer scientists, staff. Dozens of probationary employees were cut because they didn’t have job protections.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/environment/2025/02/18/trump-fires-epa-chicago-scientists-staff-environmental-protection-agency

DAILY HERALD
— Suit asks court to block appointment of McConchie successor in Senate
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250218/illinois-state-politics/suit-asks-court-to-block-appointment-of-mcconchie-successor-in-senate/
— College of DuPage board names top pick for president
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250218/news/college-of-dupage-board-names-top-pick-for-president/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: COD Trustee Andrew Manno, who co-chairs the presidential search committee, told the board last month that it had selected about a dozen or so candidates to appear before the committee for interviews. The committee held those interviews over a span of two days — “over long, long hours” — and was able to narrow the search down to four candidates, Manno said in January. Both the board and the committee agreed to follow a “hybrid confidential approach” to “ensure that COD has the best quality candidates that the country has to offer,” Manno said previously.)

ABC7
— Judge declines to immediately block Elon Musk or DOGE from federal data or layoffs
https://abc7chicago.com/post/white-house-claims-elon-musk-does-not-run-doge-new-filing/15925645/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-leaders-speak-undocumented-business-owners-deportations-illinois-hispanic-chamber-commerce-offers-legal-adivce/15926782/

NBC5
— Republicans consider cuts, work requirements for Medicaid. Eighty million U.S. adults and children are currently enrolled in the nearly-free health care coverage offered to the poorest Americans.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/health/republicans-consider-cuts-work-requirements-medicaid/3677068/

CBS2
— Mentoring program helping Black high school students prepare for college success (COMMENT: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor who arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980 and was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/onegoal-mentoring-program-black-high-school-students-college/

FOX32
— Illinois federal employees protest against Trump’s layoffs. Federal workers held a rally at Federal Plaza in Chicago, protesting planned layoffs under President Donald Trump. The Trump administration offered buyouts to nearly 2 million federal employees, leading to 75,000 resignations. Thousands of probationary workers, including EPA employees, were fired without warning, sparking outrage. (COMMENT: I have always been a Republican. Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. I share many demographics with Trump. If I was still a federal employee, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates would have killed me by now figuratively if not literally.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-federal-employees-protest-against-trumps-layoffs

WTTW
— Are You a Federal Worker in Illinois? We Want to Hear From You. (COMMENT: Would WTTW be interested in hearing about how my Democrat GAO superiors used Republican-led budget cuts to waste my career and to force me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997?)
https://news.wttw.com/2025/02/17/are-you-federal-worker-illinois-we-want-hear-you
— Fired EPA Workers in Chicago Rally Against Trump’s Mass Government Layoffs
https://news.wttw.com/2025/02/18/fired-epa-workers-chicago-rally-against-trump-s-mass-government-layoffs
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://news.wttw.com/2025/02/18/committee-advances-bill-ban-vehicle-searches-based-smell-cannabis

VERMILION COUNTY FIRST
— Chief Budgeteer Senator Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) joined Illinois Senate Republican Leader Senator John Curran (R-Downers Grove) and Deputy Leader Senator Sue Rezin (R-Morris) to call on Illinois Governor JB Pritzker to commit to transparent accounting of taxpayer spending and to deliver a budget that does not include tax increases on Illinois families and businesses in tomorrow’s address.
https://vermilioncountyfirst.com/2025/02/18/illinois-senate-republicans-call-for-no-new-taxes-transparent-accounting-in-budget/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Illinois Republican Senate members say Democrats state budget is flawed
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/watch-live-illinois-republican-senate-members-discuss-budget/
— Florida is rushing to enforce new immigration laws.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-florida-is-rushing-to-enforce-new-immigration-laws-heres-what-to-know/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump’s border czar says ICE arrests way up, illegal border crossings way down
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-effect-has-migrants-thinking-twice-about-crossing-the-border-white-house-says-illegal-immigration-border-security-politics-ice-arrests-public-safety

WQAD
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion
https://www.wqad.com/video/news/politics/illinois-politics/planned-parenthood-of-illinois-offering-medication-abortion-pills-through-app/526-3295b9a7-c293-4033-9d3d-4a4e89a2c287
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wqad.com/video/news/politics/illinois-politics/illinois-committee-advances-bill-to-ban-vehicle-searches-based-on-smell-of-cannabis/526-3f033835-2d5d-4df9-b093-e19bb4879010

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Eliminating immigrant spending, boosting education funding top Senate Republican budget priorities. Gov. JB Pritzker set to give budget address Wednesday.
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/eliminating-immigrant-spending-boosting-education-funding-top-senate-republican-budget-priorities/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Residents, Advocates Fear An Encampment Clearing As Tensions At Gompers Park Rise. Though the city said a planned March 5 moving event doesn’t mean the encampment will be cleared, similar events have led to the dismantling of tent cities, advocates said.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/02/18/residents-advocates-fear-an-encampment-clearing-as-tensions-at-gompers-park-rise/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/02/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-250/
— Poll unsurprisingly finds Trump/Musk and their actions unpopular in Illinois, except for a close division on immigration (COMMENT: 2.4 million in Illinois voted for Trump/Vance.)
https://capitolfax.com/2025/02/18/poll-unsurprisingly-finds-trumpmusk-and-their-actions-unpopular-in-illinois-except-for-a-close-division-on-immigration/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Bill would eliminate property taxes for Illinois homeowners after 30 years of residency (COMMENT: I have lived in Illinois for more than 76 years and in Wheaton for almost 47 years. I have paid real estate taxes for more than 52 years.)
https://www.aol.com/bill-eliminate-property-taxes-illinois-213600444.html
— Pritzker to deliver proposed Illinois budget amid mounting spending pressures
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_d154e64e-ee38-11ef-ad97-eb573b7a9e65.html
— Government efficiency caucus formed
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_1951acf4-ee41-11ef-8dfc-47160dadc270.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Because Secret Service Clearance Is Required Wednesday Deadline to Buy Tickets to See Lara Trump at McHenry County/Joe Tirio Fundraiser
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/18/because-secret-service-clearance-is-required-wednesday-deadline-to-buy-tickets-to-see-lara-trump/
— Algonquin Township Road Commissioner Danijela Sandberg’s Opponent Prematurely Declares Victory
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/18/algonquin-township-road-commissioner-danijela-sandbergs-opponent-prematurely-declares-victory/
— Illinois Policy Institute Tees Up Opposition to Progressive Income Tax Proposals by Democrats
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/18/illinois-policy-institute-tees-up-opposition-to-progressive-income-tax-proposals-by-democrats/
— Looks Like I Was Wrong on Netflix Subject for “Monsters – Season 3”
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/18/looks-like-i-was-wrong-on-netflix-subject-for-monsters-season-3/
— Grafton Township Republican Party Issues Endorsements for Township Trustee
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/18/grafton-township-republican-party-issues-endorsements-for-township-trustee/
— Another View of the Replacement Process for State Senator Dan McConchie
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/18/another-view-of-the-replacement-process-for-state-senator-dan-mcconchie/
— The Censures of Algonquin Township Supervisor Randy Funk – Part 2
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/18/the-censures-of-randy-funk-part-2/
— McHenry County Administrator Peter Austin Gets 5.3% Raise
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2025/02/18/mchenry-county-administrator-peter-austin-gets-5-3-raise/

ILLINOIS RECORD
— A leaked Video shows the Illinois GOP seemingly lying about their 2024 election get out the vote impact
https://www.illinoisrecord.com/p/a-leaked-video-shows-the-illinois

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illegal immigrants now paying up to $30,000 as cartels raise prices under Trump
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/18/illegal-immigrants-paying-30-000-cartels-raise-pri/

WASHINGTON EXAMINAR
— CPAC theme: ‘America is back on track’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/3322407/cpac-theme-america-back-on-track/

AMERICAN WIRE
— Biden admin doled out 10 BILLION to illegals in just one year, shocking probe finds
https://americanwirenews.com/biden-admin-doled-out-10-billion-to-illegals-in-just-one-year-shocking-probe-finds/

CENTER SQUARE
— New guidance seeks to end use of ‘race preferences, stereotypes’ in school admissions
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_127ef2e4-ee26-11ef-a6c4-878910db08f2.html
— IRS tax gap grows to $600 billion as DOGE looks for savings (COMMENT: I worked for GAO for 3 years 1986-1988 on audits of IRS Criminal Investigation Division efforts to close the tax gap.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_ecd0de72-ee0c-11ef-848d-ebb54839938d.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency take a look at one of the federal government’s most-disliked agencies, the Internal Revenue Service, some point to a persistent problem: the tax gap. The tax gap is the difference between what taxpayers pay the IRS voluntarily and on time and what they actually owe the IRS. The projected annual gross tax gap for tax year 2022 was $696 billion, with about $90 billion of that paid late or through IRS enforcement, according to the IRS.)

DAILY WIRE
— Education Dept Slashes $600 Million In Grants Promoting ‘Divisive’ Ideologies. Grants had been training teachers in CRT and gender ideology.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/education-dept-slashes-600-million-in-grants-promoting-divisive-ideologies

FEDERALIST
— United States Should Encourage Less Migration, More Stability
https://thefederalist.com/2025/02/18/former-refugee-the-united-states-should-encourage-less-migration-more-stability/

FOX NEWS
— Vance to speak at CPAC’s opening day. CPAC, which dates back to 1974, is the nation’s oldest and largest annual gathering of conservative leaders and activists.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/vice-president-jd-vance-speak-cpacs-opening-day

NEW AMERICAN
— Noem to Illegal Aliens and Would-be Illegals: Get Out, Stay Out, and Don’t Cross the Border
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/noem-to-illegal-aliens-and-would-be-illegals-get-out-stay-out-and-dont-cross-the-border/

NEWSMAX
— If you have a criminal record, you can’t stay here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt8YhNBsLVc

OPEN THE BOOKS
— CASH FOR MIGRANTS: FEMA NOT THE ONLY AGENCY SPENDING BIG. The Office of Refugee Resettlement has faced questions over transparency, conflict of interest.
https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/5f0bfa8c-91b1-4477-baa5-b98ecf340a76?lid=q5u4w2bhnmbt

TOWNHALL
— Homan Has the Perfect Response to AOC ‘Educating’ Illegals on How to Evade ICE
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2025/02/18/tom-homan-aoc-update-n2652391

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS NEWS
— Trump says he may impose auto tariffs of around 25%
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-auto-tariffs-25-percent/

NEWSWEEK
— Inside the Five-Star Hotel Where Deported Migrants Are Awaiting Their Fate
https://www.newsweek.com/inside-five-star-hotel-where-deported-migrants-are-awaiting-their-fate-2032899

USA TODAY
— Student asks Supreme Court to say he can wear T-shirt saying ‘There are only two genders.’ In past decisions, the Supreme Court has allowed students to wear arm bands in protest of the Vietnam War but not to hold up a “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” banner.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/02/16/supreme-court-student-two-genders-t-shirt-free-speech/78390509007/

LEADER
— IRS tax gap grows to $600 billion as DOGE looks for savings (COMMENT: I worked for GAO for 3 years 1986-1988 on audits of IRS Criminal Investigation Division efforts to close the tax gap.)
https://www.myleaderpaper.com/news/national/irs-tax-gap-grows-to-600-billion-as-doge-looks-for-savings/article_e3f7dd85-5ace-5b39-a934-9d543adda481.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency take a look at one of the federal government’s most-disliked agencies, the Internal Revenue Service, some point to a persistent problem: the tax gap. The tax gap is the difference between what taxpayers pay the IRS voluntarily and on time and what they actually owe the IRS. The projected annual gross tax gap for tax year 2022 was $696 billion, with about $90 billion of that paid late or through IRS enforcement, according to the IRS. The problem has been around for decades and is growing. From 2014 to 2016, the IRS estimated the tax gap was about $496 billion each year, according to a 2024 report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.)

ABP
— How Big A Problem Are Illegal Indians For US? 11 Insights From Johns Hopkins Study.
https://news.abplive.com/news/world/how-big-problem-illegal-indians-us-11-insights-johns-hopkins-study-1752190

February 11, 1025 Evening Edition

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NEWSWEEK
— Henry Hyde’s Name Stripped From Courthouse Over Anti-Abortion Law
https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-name-removed-courthouse-over-anti-abortion-law-2029685
— Trump Admin to ‘Double’ Manpower in Sanctuary Cities After Court Rulings
https://www.newsweek.com/border-czar-immigration-sanctuary-cities-legal-challenges-2029469

ABC7
— DuPage County lawmakers vote to remove Henry Hyde’s name from courthouse (COMMENT: Those who spoke eloquently in favor keeping the building named after Hyde include Hyde’s son Anthony Hyde, Chris Kachiroubas, Dennis Reboletti, and Gary Vician. Those who wanted to speak but were not allowed to because of Democrat time limits included Ron Almiron, Kevin Coyne, Jeanne Ives, and Randy Ramey. Of course, the five Republican County Board members who were present spoke eloquently in favor keeping the building named after Hyde: Cindy Cronin Cahill, Grant Eckhoff, Brian Krajewski, Sam Tornatore, and James Zay.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/dupage-county-lawmakers-vote-remove-late-congressman-henry-hydes-name-courthouse/15892352/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During public comment at Tuesday’s meeting, Congressman Hyde’s son Anthony spoke on his father’s legacy. “My father didn’t do anything to deserve being canceled and that’s what this resolution aims to do,” he said. “It’s an attempt to erase and rewrite history. As elected officials, you have to be better than that.” . . . The resolution to remove Hyde’s name passed by a 10-5 vote.)
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot
https://abc7chicago.com/post/cannabis-news-2024-marks-another-record-breaking-year-legal-marijuana-sales-illinois-industry-grows/15894693/

WGN9
— DuPage County Board votes to strip former congressman’s name from courthouse
https://wgntv.com/news/dupage-county/dupage-county-board-votes-to-strip-former-congressmans-name-from-courthouse/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElsnPTH5xAQ

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage County Board votes to strip US Rep. Henry Hyde’s name from courthouse
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/11/dupage-county-board-to-strip-u-s-rep-henry-hydes-name-from-courthouse/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While Democrats and Republicans voted along party lines on the issue, Democrats Lynn LaPlante and Lucy Chang Evans abstained from the vote and expressed disappointment that the matter was raised. . .The board’s vote followed several personal pleas from friends, family and supporters of Hyde’s asking members to refrain from moving forward with the name change. Anthony Hyde, Hyde’s son who lives in North Aurora, said his father was his hero. “No matter how you vote today, nothing will ever change that,” he said. “The chair and others in this room have stated the reason you want to remove his name from the judicial center is because of his position on abortion and, in particular, the Hyde Amendment. … Believe me when I say I can empathize with your position. “But also understand that my father was more than just a one-note politician. My father was a statesman for this country. He advocated for those in need locally, nationally and globally.” Public comment totaled 30 minutes. The board voted 10-8 against extending the public comment period by another half hour.)
— Crete hardware store workers rescue man who drove onto iced-over pond
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/02/11/crete-hardware-store-workers-rescue-driver-frozen-pond/

DAILY HERALD
— Henry Hyde’s name will be removed from courthouse in DuPage County
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250211/news/henry-hydes-name-will-be-removed-from-courthouse-in-dupage-county/
— ‘Hell has open borders’: Palatine church causes stir with sign invoking illegal immigration
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250210/news/palatine-church-causes-stir-with-sign-invoking-illegal-immigration/

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TV
— DuPage County Board votes to remove Henry Hyde’s name from courthouse
https://www.nctv17.org/news/dupage-county-board-votes-to-remove-henry-hydes-name-from-courthouse/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Hell has open borders’: Palatine church causes stir with sign invoking illegal immigration
https://chicago.suntimes.com/suburban-chicago/2025/02/11/palatine-sign-illegal-immigration-new-hope-community-church
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2025/02/11/cannabis-sales-2024-marijuana

WBEZ
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot
https://www.wbez.org/business/2025/02/11/cannabis-sales-2024-marijuana

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot
https://www.wandtv.com/news/city-of-spirngfield-opens-another-round-of-cannabis-grant-applications/article_e5d7ee7a-e8c7-11ef-ac2d-6312328d5ca4.html

STATELINE
— Democrats protest outside LaHood’s Rockford office
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/activists-protest-trump-actions-outside-office-of-rockford-congressman-darin-lahood/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly succeed in getting religious leaders to do their bidding.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/politics/article/alert-more-than-two-dozen-us-religious-groups-20160387.php

FOX ILLINOIS
— IRS enforcement funding on chopping block as GOP weighs spending priorities
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/irs-enforcement-funding-on-chopping-block-as-gop-weighs-spending-priorities-internal-revenue-service-trump-administration-politics

WCIA
— Republicans once railed against armed IRS agents. Now they want them for immigration enforcement
https://www.wcia.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-republicans-once-railed-against-armed-irs-agents-now-they-want-them-for-immigration-enforcement/

WGME
— Democrat leaders crow about their success in manipulating and dominating Wheaton College
https://wgme.com/news/nation-world/illinois-college-deletes-post-congratulating-trump-appointee-cites-significant-concern-wheaton-college-russell-vought-office-of-management-and-budget-white-house

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Lawsuits with Trump administration stretching Illinois attorney general’s resources. Raoul involved in multiple suits with other states challenging Trump actions
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/lawsuits-with-trump-administration-stretching-illinois-attorney-generals-resources/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2025/02/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-247/
— Magic phrase returns: ‘Forensic audit’ (COMMENT: I became a Forensic Accountant in 1997.)
https://capitolfax.com/2025/02/11/magic-phrase-returns-forensic-audit/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Safe Suburbs USA on DuPage County vote to strip courthouse of Henry Hyde’s name: ‘Stop trying to replace our history with woke crazy!’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/669667623-safe-suburbs-usa-on-dupage-county-vote-to-strip-courthouse-of-henry-hyde-s-name-stop-trying-to-replace-our-history-with-woke-crazy

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— University of Illinois Chicago sued after fired professor criticized hiring programs
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_1e6f41a8-e8b3-11ef-b51c-cb60d52aa87c.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Vallas: Illinois’ woes say more about Pritzker, Johnson than Trump
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-illinois-woes-say-more-about-pritzker-johnson-than-trump/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s dream of making Canada a U.S. state would be a political nightmare for Republicans
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/11/donald-trump-dream-making-canada-u-state-would-pol/
— FEMA employees did avoid pro-Trump homes last year
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/11/fema-employees-avoid-pro-donald-trump-homes-last-y/
— Trump administration officials tell senators they need $175B for border, immigration enforcement
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/feb/11/trump-administration-officials-tell-senators-need-/

NEW YORK POST
— Homan accuses FBI of leaking information about ICE raids: ‘Lives at risk’
https://nypost.com/2025/02/11/us-news/tom-homan-accuses-fbi-of-leaking-information-about-ice-raids/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Palatine church branded hateful for ‘Heaven has strict immigration laws’
https://www.christianpost.com/news/church-branded-hateful-for-heaven-has-strict-immigration-laws.html

DAILY SIGNAL
— Not Enough People Were ‘Marginalized,’ So Obama Created DEI (COMMENT: According to Democrat and RINO leaders, those who are the following are marginalized:
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/02/11/enough-people-were-marginalized-obama-created-dei/

DAILY WIRE
— Government To Fund Study On ‘Fear Of Deportation’ Leading To ‘Systemic Inflammation.’ The study hypothesizes that engaging in political activism could reduce ‘systemic inflammation’ in illegal immigrants.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/government-to-fund-study-on-fear-of-deportation-leading-to-systemic-inflammation

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Texas Tech Course Teaches Critical Race Theory Despite State Ban on DEI. “examine how privilege in the workplace impacts the socioeconomic and cultural status of individuals and groups.”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2025/02/texas-tech-course-teaches-critical-race-theory-despite-state-ban-on-dei/

LIFE NEWS
— Democrats Remove Henry Hyde’s Name From Courthouse Because He Was Pro-Life
https://www.lifenews.com/2025/02/11/democrats-remove-henry-hydes-name-from-courthouse-because-he-was-pro-life/

WESTERN JOURNAL
— ‘They Forced Us’: Tom Homan Warns Sanctuary Cities Are About to ‘Get Exactly What They Don’t Want’
https://www.westernjournal.com/forced-us-tom-homan-warns-sanctuary-cities-get-exactly-dont-want/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CNN
— Democrat leaders promote reverse discrimination in America as well as South Africa
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/11/africa/south-africa-land-aid-freeze-trump-intl/index.html

REUTERS
— Democrat leaders promote reverse discrimination in America as well as South Africa
https://www.reuters.com/world/trumps-accusations-against-south-africa-spark-white-privilege-self-mockery-2025-02-11/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/nyregion/trump-nyc.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democrat leaders crow about their success manipulating and dominating religious leaders
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-02-11/trump-wont-block-immigration-arrests-in-houses-of-worship-now-these-27-religious-groups-are-suing

FORBES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly succeed in getting religious leaders to do their bidding.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2025/02/11/everything-to-know-about-trumps-mass-deportation-plans-pope-francis-slams-trumps-treatment-of-migrants/

June 19, 2024 Special Edition – Tracy resigns

Tracy “authorized a three-member committee to search for his replacement.” What process will be used to elect Tracy’s replacement? In my opinion, it should include an open Zoom meeting in which each of the candidates give their reasons why they should be elected. In 2005, as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, I organized a candidate forum in Springfield the evening before the day that the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee elected Andy McKenna as IRP’s chairman. The participants were John Cox, Stephen McGlynn, McKenna, and Jim Nalepa. Jim Oberweis wanted to participate, but could not.

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Republican Chairman Don Tracy resigns just weeks before RNC in Milwaukee – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/19/illinois-republican-chairman-don-tracy-resigns-just-weeks-before-rnc-in-milwaukee/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Embattled state GOP Chairman Don Tracy resigned Wednesday, ending his more than three-year run and furthering a chaotic period of leadership for a political organization bordering on irrelevancy just weeks before Republicans gather in nearby Milwaukee to renominate former President Donald Trump at their national convention. Tracy’s resignation comes just two days after Illinois Republican leaders deposed Mark Shaw of Lake Forest as the state GOP’s vice chair over controversies stemming from his unsuccessful effort at last month’s state convention to leverage his party position and role as a paid Trump adviser into the post of Republican National Committeeman from Illinois. In his resignation letter, Tracy said his decision was in part because he spent more time dealing with infighting among fellow Republicans than fighting Democrats. “When I took on this full-time volunteer job in February, 2021, I thought I would be spending most of my time fighting Democrats, helping elect Republicans, raising money to pay for more Party infrastructure, and advocating for Party unity. Unfortunately, however, I have had to spend far too much time dealing with intra party power struggles, and local intra party animosities that continued after primaries and County Chair elections,” Tracy wrote in the letter. “In better days, Illinois Republicans came together after tough intraparty elections,” Tracy continued. “Now however, we have Republicans who would rather fight other Republicans than engage in the harder work of defeating incumbent Democrats by convincing swing voters to vote Republican.” Tracy said his resignation was effective upon the election of a new chairman or “no later than July 19,” which is the day after the Republican National Convention ends. He authorized a three-member committee to search for his replacement. Tracy held the party chairmanship since February 2021. An attorney from Springfield and a co-owner of his family’s wealthy food distribution business, he was narrowly elected by a moderate coalition of the Republican State Central Committee over Shaw to replace then-GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner’s handpicked chairman, Tim Schneider, who Shaw helped push out. Tracy was chosen as the first state Republican chairman from outside the Chicago area since 1988. Though previously an unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant governor in 2014 (2010?), he was viewed as coming from the donor class of the party rather than having a strong background in rank-and-file political organizing. That image proved to be his downfall as the GOP suffered continued political losses that led Democrats to control all three branches of state government and saw its suburban base sharply eroded in the populous collar counties. Republicans have lost a sizable share of suburban residents as the party that once embraced fiscal conservatism and social moderation has shifted sharply to more social conservatism and moved the GOP’s geographic base to less-populated rural downstate Illinois. Tracy failed to find ways to harness the rural populism that was an outgrowth of Trump’s dominance of the party. He also didn’t help party candidates distance themselves from Trump’s unpopularity in the suburbs, the region which has traditionally been the key for Republican success statewide. Ultimately, it was the controversies that engulfed Shaw at the state GOP convention in Collinsville that led to Tracy’s resignation. Shaw obtained an unauthorized delegate badge that entitled him to vote for himself for national committeeman, but he was twice rejected for the post by an overwhelming floor vote of delegates. Urged to drop out of the national committeeman’s race, Shaw later acknowledged he threatened to kick the “ass” of another state central committee member. Shaw also faced criticism for handing out drink tickets promoting his own RNC candidacy to a hospitality room dedicated to pushing support for Trump. With various Republican county chairs and state central committee members urging Tracy to remove Shaw from the vice chairmanship, Tracy took no public position and said he was powerless to force Shaw out. Critics said that made Tracy look weak and they also accused him of siding with Shaw by questioning whether he was being treated unfairly. In his letter, Tracy said the sacking of Shaw was “without due process” and “ portends a direction of the state party I am not comfortable with.” Tracy’s handling of the Shaw controversies reopened long-standing concerns about Tracy’s leadership abilities after having survived a “no confidence” test among state central committee members in May of last year. In his letter, Tracy said his decision to resign had been made prior to a Tribune article detailing concerns from party insiders about his leadership. But he erroneously wrote that “no one from the Tribune called me about this article, which I did not learn of until (Wednesday) morning.” A state GOP spokesman said Tuesday that Tracy “can’t chat today” to respond to a Tribune inquiry about party leadership moves. Tracy also had faced criticism as an inadequate spokesman for the state party, often dodging reporters at GOP events and, when speaking to them, repeating national Republican talking points rather than addressing the substance of questions. A similar pattern was evident at state central committee meetings, said one source familiar with the inner working of party matters. The source said Tracy showed up “literally” reading from a script and, if something happened off-script, he would “have to take a break.” Even before Tracy’s announcement, efforts to replace him had been brewing. Two potential successors who have been frequently mentioned are Aaron Del Mar, a former Cook County GOP chair from Palatine, and state Sen. Jason Plummer of Edwardsville. Both are members of the state central committee. In addition to Tracy’s resignation and Shaw’s ouster as vice chair, the state GOP’s finance chairman, suburban businessman Vince Kolber, stepped down following last month’s state convention. Kolber finished third for national committeeman, a post that eventually went to Dean White, a businessman from St. Charles.)
— Chicago-area immigrants hopeful over Biden’s executive order that offers pathways to citizenship to spouses of US citizens. – LAURA RODRÍGUEZ PRESA https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/19/chicago-area-immigrants-hopeful-over-bidens-executive-order-that-offers-pathways-to-citizenship-to-spouses-of-us-citizens/

ABC7
— Illinois Republican Chair Don Tracy to step down from position, citing ‘intra-party power struggles’
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-republican-chair-don-tracy-announces-resignation-wants/14977494/

WGN9
— Illinois Republican Party Chair Don Tracy resigning after RNC – Ray Cortopassi
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/illinois-republican-party-chair-don-tracy-retiring-after-rnc/

WAND TV
— Tracy resigns as IL Republican Party Chairman, cites power struggles within party
https://www.wandtv.com/news/tracy-resigns-as-il-republican-party-chairman-cites-power-struggles-within-party/article_3d5eeefc-2e9f-11ef-8208-b39a5bba01e8.html
(THE RESIGNATION LETTER: https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/wandtv.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/f6/1f66988a-2ea1-11ef-b63c-cbfaa2c050a2/667380509f093.pdf.pdf )

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois GOP Chair resigns – Sean Crawford
https://www.nprillinois.org/government-politics/2024-06-19/illinois-gop-chair-resigns

NEWSMAX
— Illinois Republican Party Chair Resigns, Blames Party Infighting
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/gop-illinois/2024/06/19/id/1169399/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CPS to rename 3 schools, including one named after Christopher Columbus. They make nine schools renamed since a Chicago Sun-Times investigation found 30 schools were named for slaveholders, and schools named after white people — mostly men — vastly outnumbered those named for African Americans, Latinos and indigenous people. – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2024/06/18/cps-to-rename-3-schools-including-one-named-after-christopher-columbus
— ‘Color of wealth’ study examines race, immigration status as factors in Chicago’s inequities. Black Chicagoans helped many parts of the city blossom culturally and economically, but they were also subject to financial exploitation, intimidation and racial violence — challenges later faced by immigrants from Mexico in the mid-20th century. – Adriana Cardona-Maguigad
https://chicago.suntimes.com/money/2024/06/18/color-of-wealth-study-examines-race-immigration-status-as-factors-in-chicagos-inequities

CBS2
— Cook County projecting $218 million budget deficit in 2025. No plans for tax hikes or layoffs. – John Odenthal
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cook-county-2025-budget-shortfall-projection/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Half a million immigrants could eventually get US citizenship under a sweeping new plan from Biden – AP (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Sooner and sooner and sooner America will be a Hispanic nation.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/half-a-million-immigrants-could-eventually-get-us-citizenship-under-a-new-plan-from-biden/article_2e5f9c7e-08d9-5cda-acb4-bcc5ffe954d0.html

WGLT
— With the election 5 months away, Trump has yet to pick a running mate. – Jeongyoon Han, Franco Ordoñez
https://www.wglt.org/2024-06-19/with-the-election-5-months-away-trump-has-yet-to-pick-a-running-mate

FOX ILLINOIS
— Anticipate/expect that those who have student loans will vote for Biden. Many vote for the candidate who promises to give the most preference to those who share their demographics.
https://www.foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/29-percent-borrowers-say-student-loan-debt-will-impact-their-vote-2024-election-college-education-payments-trump-biden-money-inflation-economy

CITY OF WHEATON
— Wheaton leaders promote LGBTQ.
https://www.wheaton.il.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/11753?fileID=16493

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Chicago spends on migrants, then evicts them from shelters – Jim Talamonti
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_d4ab1b0a-2e4f-11ef-9615-d794a80fbff5.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— A backlash against progressivism. Biden’s reelection ambition haunted by legacy of failure. – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/18/editorial-backlash-against-progressivism/

AMAC
— Backdoor To Illegal Voting? – Robert B. Charles
https://amac.us/newsline/society/backdoor-to-illegal-voting/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— What Kind of Conservative Will Trump II Be? The former President, despite some long standing preferences, is not a predictable ideologue. – W. James Antle III
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/what-kind-of-conservative-will-trump-ii-be/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Biden Administration Quietly Closes More than 350,000 Asylum Cases – Kari Jacobson
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/06/19/biden-administration-quietly-closes-more-350000-asylum-cases

TOWNHALL
— Democrats Turn Lawfare Into a Campaign Ad – Byron York
https://townhall.com/columnists/byronyork/2024/06/19/democrats-turn-lawfare-into-a-campaign-ad-n2640641

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/19/us/politics/bidens-strategy-immigrants.html

April 15, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— At least 43 shot, 7 killed in weekend gun violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-this-weekend-violence-police/14657705/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_g5sRPwQ_c

CBS2
— Anti-gun violence activists urge Chicago to take action ahead of summer – Andrew Ramos
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-summer-gun-violence-mass-shooting-numbers/

WGN9
— News organizations urge Biden and Trump to commit to presidential debates during the 2024 campaign – AP
https://wgntv.com/politics-3/ap-news-organizations-urge-biden-and-trump-to-commit-to-presidential-debates-during-the-2024-campaign/

FOX32
— Coalition of protest groups gather to plan strategy for DNC
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1440879

WBBM
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/pritzker-pushes-chicago-to-ok-usd70m-migrant-spending-plan

WAND TV
— Trump arrives at court for the start of jury selection in his historic hush money trial. Donald Trump has arrived at a New York court for the start of jury selection in his hush money case. (COMMEENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly encourage everyone, including all potential jurors, to hate Trump. I should write a book about the biggest hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those who have treated me the most like I have been Trump’s political consultant, biggest donor, fundraiser, pollster, and campaign manager in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 2015. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/trump-arrives-at-court-for-the-start-of-jury-selection-in-his-historic-hush-money/article_d0b87324-aebd-5972-a6ee-67977638bab5.html

WSIL TV
— A jury of his peers: A look at how jury selection will work in Donald Trump’s first criminal trial. Donald Trump’s history-making criminal trial is set to start Monday with a simple but extraordinary procedural step that is vital to American democracy. – AP (COMMENT: Who are Trump’s peers? Trump is conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, parent, business degree holder, non-veteran, gun owner, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/national/a-jury-of-his-peers-a-look-at-how-jury-selection-will-work-in-donald/article_10dd96d6-52ed-5fef-a8a7-ca4fe2f02c41.html

FREE PRESS
— American Anti-War Activists Cheer for Iran’s War. At a left-wing conference in Chicago, activists believe Iran is ‘part of the arc of resistance because the enemies are Israel and the USA.’ – Olivia Reingold
https://www.thefp.com/p/american-anti-war-activists-cheer

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/15/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-268/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— Homicides, shootings up across Chicago – Glenn Minnis
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/homicides-shootings-up-across-chicago/

WIREPOINTS
— $30 million over four years: How teachers unions influence Illinois politicians. – Nick Binotti and Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/teacher-unions-have-spent-nearly-30-million-on-elections-in-four-years-wirepoints/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Want to end abortion? Start with a pro-child, pro-mother agenda – Michael McKenna
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/14/want-to-end-abortion-start-with-pro-child-pro-moth/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Triggered by the American flag? Here’s the solution. – Stephanie Lundquist-Arora (COMMENT: I have flown an American flag off my front porch since September 11, 2001 and I am displaying an 18X12-foot American flag in my Iron Gate Motor Condo as I did in the one that I previously owned.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/2964151/triggered-by-the-american-flag-heres-the-solution/

NEW YORK POST
— Rampaging DEI and rampant antisemitism show the rot at US colleges – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/04/14/opinion/dei-requirements-and-rampant-antisemitism-show-the-rot-at-us-colleges/
— Chicago pol (Rossana Rodriguez) slammed for appearing to celebrate Iranian attack on Israel: ‘Free Palestine’ – Alex Oliveira
https://nypost.com/2024/04/14/world-news/chicago-pol-slammed-for-appearing-to-celebrate-attack-on-israel/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Progressives push gun control after mass shootings, ignoring the root of the problem – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/progressives_push_gun_control_but_ignore_the_root_of_the_problem.html
— The Deep State and the Biden regime are at war against the American people – Patricia McCarthy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/the_deep_state_and_the_biden_regime_is_at_war_against_the_american_people.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Move over media: Republicans trust Donald Trump for Ukraine news more than journalists, government sources – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/15/move-over-media-republicans-trust-donald-trump-for-ukraine-news-more-than-journalists-government-sources-1452640/
— ‘All for show’: Biden’s newest potential executive order for border crisis doesn’t hold water – Jake Smith
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/04/14/all-for-show-bidens-newest-potential-executive-order-for-border-crisis-doesnt-hold-water-experts-say-1452490/

BREITBART
— NYC Block Becomes Illegal Migrant Shopping Area for Stolen Goods, Prostitution – AMY FURR
https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2024/04/14/they-are-hurting-business-nyc-block-becomes-illegal-migrant-shopping-area-for-stolen-goods-prostitution/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘All For Show’: Biden’s Newest Potential Executive Order For Border Crisis Doesn’t Hold Water – JAKE SMITH
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/14/bidens-newest-potential-executive-order-border-crisis-doesnt-hold-water-experts-say/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Swing Voters Deliver Harsh Verdict: Biden Administration Is a Failure – Rob Bluey
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/14/exclusive-poll-trump-leads-biden-in-5-of-6-swing-states/

EPOCH TIMES
— Everything You Need to Know About Trump’s Trial in New York This Week. Trump is headed to the first of his expected criminal trials on April 15. He’s facing felony counts related to his payments to Stephanie Clifford. – Sam Dorman
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/everything-you-need-to-know-about-trumps-trial-in-new-york-this-week-5627212

FOX NEWS
— Chicago activists cheer after learning Iran launched attack on Israel: ‘Hands off Iran!’ Protester says, ‘Our anti-war movement … must be ready, immediately, to be out in the streets and to stop the US from expanding this war on Iran’ – Greg Wehner
https://www.foxnews.com/us/video-shows-chicago-activists-cheer-after-learning-iran-launched-attack-israel-hands-off-iran

LAW OFFICER
— Biden admin has flown over 400000 migrants to airports across US
https://www.lawofficer.com/biden-admin-has-flown-over-400000-migrants-to-airports-across-us/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Wokeness Is Compromising the Intelligence Community – KENIN M. SPIVAK
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/04/wokeness-is-compromising-the-intelligence-community/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Trump-hating, Biden and BLM-supporting NPR CEO pushes back against ‘woke’ allegations – Libby Emmons
https://thepostmillennial.com/trump-hating-biden-and-blm-supporting-npr-ceo-pushes-back-against-woke-allegations

TOWNHALL
— Dalton Mayor Tried to Play the Race Card at a Community Meeting. There Was One Big Problem. – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2024/04/15/illinois-mayor-tried-to-play-the-race-card-at-a-community-meeting-there-was-one-big-problem-n2637676
— Immigrants Thank Biden After Being Released From Processing Centers 245% Above Capacity – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/04/14/immigrants-thank-biden-after-being-released-from-processing-centers-245-above-capacity-n2637761
— Immigrant Children Arriving at the Southern Border Alone Increases – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/04/14/immigrant-children-traveling-alone-increases-n2637744
— Biden DHS Offers ‘Temporary’ Amnesty to 15,000 Ethiopians Living In the U.S. – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/04/13/bidens-dhs-offers-temporary-amnesty-to-15000-ethiopians-living-in-the-us-n2637733

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

MSNBC
— Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders will have many millions of their illegals go to battleground/swing state and use their false identifications to register to vote and to vote for Biden.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-johnson-push-solution-non-existent-election-problem-rcna147816

CNN
— Federal criminal investigation underway for Baltimore bridge collapse – Evan Perez and Holmes Lybrand
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/15/us/francis-scott-key-bridge-investigation

AOL
— Wall Street is paring its bets on ESG and DEI as political pressure rises – BEN WERSCHKUL
https://www.aol.com/wall-street-paring-bets-esg-150045085.html

MSN
— Devastating Blow to American Jobs Under Biden – Andrew Rodriguez
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/devastating-blow-to-american-jobs-under-biden/ar-AA1jOh55%3Focid%3DFW79805

NEW YORK TIMES
— What Researchers Discovered When They Sent 80,000 Fake Résumés to U.S. Jobs. Some companies discriminated against Black applicants much more than others, and H.R. practices made a big difference. – Claire Cain Miller and Josh Katz (COMMENT: I am 100% German national origin, “Diersen” sounds Swedish. What do you say to those who have advised me to pretend to be Swedish national origin? I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who stress that I am 100% German national origin. I would focus on those who also stress that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. Further, what is your national origin? How are those who share your national origin stereotyped? What they blamed for? I am 100% German national origin. I should write about that. In my defense, a) all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, that is, before Germany existed, b) they have always lived in northeast Illinois, c) my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, d) my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and e) my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to Ancestry at http://dna.ancestry.com , my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/upshot/employment-discrimination-fake-resumes.html

NEW YORK SUN
— Biden Claims the Mantle of Cesar Chavez, While Ignoring the Labor Leader’s Opposition to Illegal Immigration – DEAN KARAYANIS
https://www.nysun.com/article/biden-claims-the-mantle-of-cesar-chavez-while-ignoring-the-labor-leaders-opposition-to-illegal-immigration

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— In the City, Personal Safety Starts With Your Smartphone. Turn on these settings in your phone and connected devices to add a layer of security. – Shara Tibken (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that poverty and crime will ever-increasingly increase.)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/in-the-city-personal-safety-starts-with-your-smartphone-1ab1eb34

POLITICO
— Democrats descend on Chicago as specter of ‘68 convention looms. Protests over Israel-Gaza war expected as party nominates President Joe Biden. – SHIA KAPOS (COMMENT: What did you do during the summer of 1968? I worked full-time for the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I drove a 1968 Oldsmobile 442.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/15/democrats-chicago-convention-unrest-00152164
— How to pick a jury that can judge Donald Trump. Tailoring questions to probe prospective jurors’ political biases and opinions of the former president is more art than science. – KYLE CHENEY (COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump. To do that, they stress that Trump is conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-poor, married, draft avoider, gun-owner, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/14/jury-selection-donald-trump-00151962

October 16, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CBS2
— Democrats acknowledge that “More than 11,000 migrants are staying in Chicago shelters.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/more-than-11000-migrants-are-staying-in-chicago-shelters-census-figures-show/

NBC5
— Democrats say “President Joe Biden issues statement on Plainfield Township boy killed in anti-Muslim attack.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/president-joe-biden-issues-statement-on-plainfield-township-boy-killed-in-anti-muslim-attack/3251457/

ABC7
— Democrats acknowledge that “Driver crashes into another car to escape group of people attacking vehicle in Loop.”
https://abc7chicago.com/lower-columbus-drive-car-crash-chicago-loop-caught-on-camera/13919274/
— Democrats acknowledge that “At least 21 shot, 4 killed in weekend gun violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-this-weekend-violence-police/13922286/
— Democrats say “Mayor Brandon Johnson, multiple Chicago City Council members will visit southern border this week.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/brandon-johnson-migrants-in-chicago-mayor-us-mexico-border/13918967/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-pilsen-food-pantry-news-grand-opening/13916965/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “Four months later, DuPage County mass shooting puts spotlight on lost (Willowbrook) community.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-willowbrook-mass-shooting-dupage-county-20231016-6xkq4dcyzvgndd4bm3qj5wbopi-story.html
— Democrats say “Plainfield man charged with hate crime in stabbing 6-year-old Palestinian boy to death, wounding mother over Mideast conflict.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-6-year-old-stabbed-plainfield-muslim-hate-crime-20231015-ijzqnex7u5ahzc4jnt5wsmyzwy-story.html
— FRMOT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-yolexi-birth-certificate-20231013-rio46fsgcjbkpfzzuy5mvmzlxy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats say “Jim Jordan’s rapid rise has been cheered by Trump and the far right” and ask “Could it soon make him speaker?”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20231016/jim-jordans-rapid-rise-has-been-cheered-by-trump-and-the-far-right-could-it-soon-make-him-speaker

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— 40 Under 40 class (COMMENT: What were you able to accomplish buy the time you were 40? GAO promote me to GS-13 (currently $109,732/year) when I was 38. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA when I was 32 I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU when I was 21.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/awards/chicago-40-under-40-2023

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Pritzker, Johnson inciting the division they claim to oppose – Mark Glennon
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/glennon-pritzker-johnson-inciting-the-division-they-claim-to-oppose/article_1781418e-6939-11ee-945c-bf0b771f6db0.html

CHAMPAIN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrats crow that “Pritzker replenishes his campaign fund.”
https://www.news-gazette.com/newsletter/content/daily_headlines/tom-kacich-pritzker-replenishes-his-campaign-fund/article_357de311-ae3e-5864-81ba-22bde2a9af2e.html

SAUK VALLEY
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.shawlocal.com/sauk-valley/news/2023/10/14/marijuana-cultivation-center-coming-to-fulton/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Donald Trump Jr. to appear at McHenry County GOP committee fundraiser. The MCGOPAC event will be Oct. 27 in Addison – Michelle Meyer
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/news/local/2023/10/16/donald-trump-jr-to-appear-at-mchenry-county-gop-committee-fundraiser/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats say “Haley closes in on DeSantis as biggest challenger to Trump.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/haley-closes-in-on-desantis-as-biggest-challenger-to-trump/

CWB CHICAGO
— Democrats acknowledge that “Judges reject requests to have men accused of carjacking, robbery jailed as safety threats.”
https://cwbchicago.com/2023/10/chicago-judges-release-robbery-charges-pretrial-detention-requests.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/10/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-164/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— National Suicide In Plain View: Open Border and Sanctuary Policies Continue Unabated – Mark Glennon (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://wirepoints.org/national-suicide-in-plain-view-open-border-and-sanctuary-policies-continue-unabated-wirepoints/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Jim Jordan gains support over weekend for speaker – Thomas Massie
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/oct/15/thomas-massie-jim-jordan-gains-support-house-speak/
— Texas governor pushes migrant busing to higher level – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/oct/15/texas-gov-greg-abbotts-migrant-busing-campaign-rea/
— Ocasio-Cortez and other America-hating congresswomen side with Hamas – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/oct/15/ocasio-cortez-and-other-america-hating-congresswom/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois officials at odds on transgender sports – Andrew Hensel
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/illinois-officials-at-odds-on-transgender-sports
— Northwestern’s $800 million football stadium proposal irks local tribal leaders – Matt Lamb
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/northwesterns-football-stadium-proposal-irks-local-tribal-leaders
— The top destinations for immigrants released at the border – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/top-destinations-immigrants-released-border
— Why no Jewish Lives Matter movement? – Dan Hannan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/why-no-jewish-lives-matter-movement

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Understanding Our Multiculturalism Mess – David Lewis Schaefer
https://freebeacon.com/culture/understanding-our-multiculti-mess/

AMERICAN INSIDER
— Apparently being America first makes you an isolationist – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/10/apparently_being_america_first_makes_you_an_isolationist.html
— Border Patrol Arrests Thousands Of Illegals Linked To Terrorism – David Rufful
https://www.americainsider.org/2023/10/15/border-patrol-arrests-thousands-of-special-interest-aliens/

AMERICAN THINKER
— With the advent of transgenderism, feminism has killed itself – Eva Kneifel
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/10/with_the_advent_of_transgenderism_feminism_has_killed_itself.html
— It’s The Border, Stupid! – Brian C. Joondeph (COMMENT: Will the ever-increasing horrific damage caused by Democrat and RINO elected officials bringing in more and more and more millions of illegals cause voters to vote for Republicans? What have the candidates on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct promised to do to stop illegal immigration?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/10/its_the_border_stupid.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Biden makes mess of LGBT speech being interrupted by pro-Palestinian activist – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/10/15/biden-makes-mess-of-lgbt-speech-being-interrupted-by-pro-palestinian-activist-night-was-young-1404430/
— Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) calls for US to ‘welcome’ Palestinian refugees fleeing Gaza – GOP lawmakers balk – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/10/15/jamaal-bowman-calls-for-us-to-welcome-palestinian-refugees-fleeing-gaza-gop-lawmakers-balk-1404412/
— Rufo tells conservatives to ‘connect the dots’ between Hamas, BLM, and DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) to ‘discredit’ them – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/10/15/rufo-tells-conservatives-to-connect-the-dots-between-hamas-blm-and-dsa-to-discredit-them-1404482/

BREITBART
— Lindsey Graham: ‘Iran if You Escalate this War, We Are Coming for You’ – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/10/15/lindsey-graham-iran-if-you-escalate-this-war-we-are-coming-for-you/
— DeSantis: U.S. Can’t Absorb ‘Antisemitic’ Palestinian Refugees, Arab Nations Should – JOSHUA KLEIN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/10/15/desantis-u-s-cant-absorb-antisemitic-palestinian-refugees-arab-nations-should/

DAILY CALLER
— GOP Flips Democrat State (Louisiana) After Trump-Backed Candidate (Jeff Landry) Wins Key Election – JULIANNA FRIEMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2023/10/15/gop-flips-dem-state-trump-backed-candidate-jeff-landry-wins-election/

DAILY SIGNAL
— School Choice Is Better for Democracy Than Government Schooling – Jason Bedrick
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/10/15/school-choice-is-better-for-democracy-than-government-schooling/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Congressional Report Examines the Human Cost of Mayorkas’ Open-Borders Policies – Kari Jacobson
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/biden-immigration-border-policy/illegal-immigration/congressional-report-examines-human

FOX NEWS
— US Customs confirms 4th Iranian ‘special interest alien’ apprehended this month in Eagle Pass, Texas. CBP agents see increase in ‘special interest aliens’ crossing into the US at the southern border. – Greg Wehner, Griff Jenkins
https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-customs-confirms-iranian-special-interest-alien-apprehended-month-eagle-pass-texas

HOT AIR
— 1000s of ‘special interest” illegals stopped at southern border since 2021 – ADAM SHAW, BILL MELUGIN AND GRIFF JENKINS
https://hotair.com/headlines/2023/10/15/1000s-of-special-interest-illegals-stopped-at-southern-border-since-2021-n584863

JONATHAN TURLEY
— Poll: 68% of the Public Believe that Joe Biden Acted Illegally or Unethically in Hunter’s Foreign Dealings
https://jonathanturley.org/2023/10/15/ap-norc-poll-68-of-americans-believe-that-president-biden-act-illegally-or-unethically-in-hunters-foreign-dealings/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— “Hundreds of dead people in Israel are still unidentifiable because of what Hamas terrorists did to their bodies.” Video and images slowly being released by Israel show torture and abuse of Israeli living and dead during the initial Hamas attack, including a deceased victim having poles shoved deep into his eye sockets. – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/10/hundreds-of-dead-people-in-israel-are-still-unidentifiable-because-of-what-hamas-terrorists-did-to-their-bodies/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Networks Ignore BIG GOP Gubernatorial Win in Louisiana – Kevin Tober
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kevin-tober/2023/10/15/networks-ignore-big-gop-gubernatorial-win-louisiana

TOWNHALL
— Biden Administration Sends Banks a Message About Lending Money to Illegal Immigrants – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2023/10/15/biden-admin-sends-message-to-banks-over-lending-to-illegal-immigrants-n2629805
— We Are Sitting Ducks And Our Leaders Do Not Care – Kurt Schlichter |
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2023/10/16/we-are-sitting-ducks-and-our-leaders-do-not-care-n2629868
— China Is Threatening the U.S. With a Nuclear War Warning – Sarah Arnold (COMMENT: What do you say to those who empower the Chinese Communist Party?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/10/15/new-report-claims-china-issued-a-nuclear-warning-to-the-united-states-n2629858

WESTERN JOURNAL
— ‘Squad’ Members Spent All Week Shifting Blame to Israel: Here’s What They’re Missing –
https://www.westernjournal.com/squad-members-spent-week-shifting-blame-israel-missing/

ZERO HEDGE
— Anti-Gunners About To Meltdown After Elon Musk Says ‘Armed Citizens Vital For Democracy’s Defense’ – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/anti-gunners-about-meltdown-after-elon-musk-says-armed-citizens-being-vital-democracys

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats acknowledge that “Few Republicans have confidence in elections.” Of course, many millions of the tens of millions of illegals that Democrats have illegally brought into America and continue to bring into America illegally have used and will continue to use their false identifications to vote for Democrat candidates.
https://www.ctpost.com/news/politics/article/few-republicans-have-confidence-in-elections-18427774.php
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) rum America and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being isolationists.
https://apnews.com/article/republicans-2024-israel-hamas-isolation-foreign-policy-f40ade9fe5494e5f835d43763366e70a

REUTERS
— Anti-Semites ever-increasingly promote anti-Sedentism.
https://www.reuters.com/video/

USA TODAY
— Democrats crow that “Biden raises $71 million in 3rd quarter, far outpacing Trump and the Republican field.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/10/15/biden-2024-fundraising-trump-campaign-third-quarter/71187532007/
— Democrats ever-increasingly glorify and praise Palestinians and Gaza.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2023/10/16/israel-hamas-palestine-gaza-blinken-middle-east-jim-jordan-trump-taylor-swift-travis-kelce/71201591007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Automakers Have Big Hopes for EVs; Buyers Aren’t Cooperating. Sales growth has slowed in the U.S. as car companies are finding a limited pool of consumers willing to pay more for these models. – Sean McLain
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/electric-vehicle-buyer-interest-67b407cb

FORBES
— To get more and more and more votes from women, Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn men.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewelinaochab/2023/10/15/violence-against-women-and-girls-is-one-of-the-most-widespread-persistent-and-devastating-human-rights-violations/

DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
— Almost One in Four Undergrads Experienced Food Insecurity – Arrman Kyaw (COMMENT: What helped you avoid food insecurity while you were earning your bachelor’s degree? My outstanding parents provided me with room and board while I was a UIC student 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969. I paid for my room and board at NIU 1969-1970 with money I earned working for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://www.diverseeducation.com/student-issues/article/15636480/study-almost-one-in-four-undergrads-experienced-food-insecurity

REASON
— Some Cancellations are Justified – ILYA SOMIN (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who cancel others. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.)
https://reason.com/volokh/2023/10/15/some-cancellations-are-justified/

TIME
— Limousine Liberal – STEVE FRASER (COMMENT: I should write a book about limousine liberals who despise/hate me the most. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on past and present leaders of a) Milton Township Republican Organization, b) DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and c) Illinois Republican Party. I would focus on past and present leaders of Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who I have sued and their attorneys. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.)
https://time.com/4322883/limousine-liberal-history-excerpt/

DAILY MAIL
— Tesla driver plows into crowds and other cars in desperate attempt to escape an unruly takeover mob in Chicago – as police stand by doing nothing. Video has emerged of a Tesla being attacked on Chicago’s Lower Wacker roadway. An unknown driver was recorded trying to flee the road filled while demonstrations were happening over the weekend. The Chicago Police Department have yet to identify those involved and no arrests have been announced. – EMMA RICHTER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12634055/Chicago-Tesla-Lower-Wacker-demonstratoions-car-smash-video.html
— Star of David is graffitied on Jewish homes in Berlin after Hamas attacks on Israel – in chilling echo of anti-Semitic persecution of the Jews under the Nazis. – ELENA SALVONI
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12632599/star-david-jewish-homes-berlin-israel-palestine-war-hamas.html
— Prostitutes wearing only G-strings are prowling the sidewalks of National City, California – with frustrated mayor saying he can’t take action after Gov. Gavin Newsom repealed law that banned loitering. Law changes in the state of California have allowed scantily clad sex workers to freely roam the streets, according to one mayor. Ron Morrison is attempting to crack down on the open prostitution affecting National City in Southern California. Governor Newsom brought in changes that repealed laws banning loitering. – JOE HUTCHISON
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12619229/Prostitute-G-string-California-law-National-City-Gavin-Newsom-loitering.html

July 1, 2023 OVERFLOW

NPR & CNBC & WASHINGTON POST & THE HILL & BLOOMBERG & FORBES & MSNBC & HUFFINGTON POST & WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/30/1182121291/colorado-supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-decision
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/29/1185045195/scotus-allows-refusal-of-lgbtq-couples-reinstates-student-debt
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/30/unique-challenges-to-lgbtq-peoples-finances.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/06/30/republicans-pride-month-lgbtq/
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4076798-will-hurd-comments-supreme-court-ruling-on-lgbtq-website-case/
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4074844-bidens-promise-to-safeguard-gender-affirming-care-falls-short/
https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4074797-five-lawmakers-to-watch-in-the-fight-for-lgbtq-equality/
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4076350-sotomayor-warns-lgbtq-wedding-website-case-could-open-door-to-racial-discrimination/
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4076060-biden-deeply-concerned-supreme-court-ruling-could-lead-to-more-discrimination-against-lgbtq-community/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-30/biden-fears-court-ruling-will-spur-anti-lgbtq-discrimination#xj4y7vzkg
https://www.forbes.com/sites/benjaminadams/2023/06/30/supporting-lgbtq-youth-when-it-counts-fuels-tempo-crackers-pride-merch/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/06/30/heres-how-supreme-courts-rejection-of-anti-discrimination-law-may-impact-lgbtq-people/
https://www.msnbc.com/inside-with-jen-psaki/watch/president-of-glaad-fundamentally-americans-believe-lgbtq-people-should-have-equal-rights-186103365521
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republican-group-ron-desantis-anti-lgbtq_n_649fb39fe4b0dcb22c4581fc
https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-rules-web-designer-can-refuse-work-on-same-sex-wedding-announcements-f1e55d02

YAHOO
— Democrats say “U.S. Supreme Court to consider scope of workplace bias law.” I should write a book about the many adverse actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me and why they did that.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-supreme-court-consider-scope-174253010.html

NEW YORK TIMES & WASHINGTON POST
— GAO hired me in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 only because those agencies could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or someone whose ancestor had not been in America for a long time who would take the job.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/business/economy/hiring-affirmative-action.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/opinion/letters/supreme-court-affirmative-action.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/opinion/affirmative-action-supreme-court-repeal.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/us/politics/affirmative-action-college-admissions-supreme-court.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2023/06/30/biden-colleges-diversity-education-department/

WALL STREET JOURNAL & BLOOMBERG & BARRON’S
— Affirmative Action (AA) is political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. I should write a book about that. Democrats ever-increasingly use AA to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/where-affirmative-action-succeededand-where-it-fell-short-31a8c84f
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-06-30/supreme-court-s-affirmative-action-ruling-shows-equality-for-all-is-a-myth
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/affirmative-action-ruling-sets-up-clash-over-workplace-diversity
https://www.barrons.com/articles/companies-stick-to-workplace-diversity-despite-end-of-affirmative-action-9d16ba66

FORBES & FORTUNE
— I should write a book about my critics/opponents whose parents have/had lots of money and who promote Affirmative Action (AA). I would focus on the aforesaid who have never had to pay the price of AA. I would focus on the aforesaid who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me to curry favor with those who do not share my demographics.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnhyatt/2023/06/30/private-equity-billionaire-robert-smith-denounces-supreme-courts-affirmative-action-decision/?sh=55dcc6bc3b82
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marybethgasman/2023/06/30/higher-education-leaders-respond-to-courts-affirmative-action-ruling/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lucielapovsky/2023/06/30/courts-affirmative-action-decision-and–inconsistency-of-military-academies-carve-out/
https://fortune.com/2023/06/30/major-companies-ceos-react-supreme-court-affrmative-action-decision-microsoft-salesforce-gm-hp/
https://fortune.com/2023/06/30/affirmative-action-end-holistic-admissions-can-still-allow-higher-education-to-better-reflect-society-supreme-court-politics-universities/
https://fortune.com/2023/06/30/how-the-supreme-courts-gutting-of-affirmative-action-will-roll-back-progress-on-workplace-diversity/

NEW YORKER
— Democrats say “Why the Champions of Affirmative Action Had to Leave Asian Americans Behind.”
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/why-the-champions-of-affirmative-action-had-to-leave-asian-americans-behind

NPR & PBS & POLITICO
— To get more votes from minorities and from females, Democrats ever-increasingly shout at them that they continue to need Affirmative Action to overcome continuing Republican discrimination against them. I should write a book about the tremendous preference a) that my Democrat superiors in the federal government gave them and b) that the following continue to give them: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization and b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those leaders who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me to curry favor with those who do not share my demographics.
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/30/1185204304/affirmative-action-work-programs-supreme-court
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/30/1185266329/justices-ban-affirmative-action-in-college-admissions-whats-it-mean-for-the-futu
https://www.npr.org/2023/06/30/1185266385/supreme-court-overturns-legal-precedent-on-college-affirmative-action-programs
https://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/video/2023/06/the-consequences-of-the-supreme-courts-affirmative-action-ruling
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/30/affirmative-action-supreme-court-2024-election-00104416

March 21, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “Trump indictment would be unprecedented moment in US history.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/trump-indictment-20230320-ssapatbgcbakddivye2r7apyde-story.html
— Democrats say “Chicago area’s 1st-time homebuyers could get grant from Freddie Mac, Rocket Mortgage.” I should write a book about those who have used my buying a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old against me the most.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-freddie-mac-rocket-mortgage-first-time-homebuyer-grants-20230320-5h3yobc3zng23ovmufk4owmet4-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The program is aimed at increasing the number of first-time homebuyers in Black and Latino communities, two groups that have historically faced barriers getting into the housing market due to racial discrimination.)
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-uprising-bakery-cafe-lake-in-the-hills-closing-20230320-sk4po7teovbf5mvzeozpz5f3jq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2023/3/20/23637821/cannabis-dispensary-license-lottery-weed-marijuana-social-equity-canna-zoned

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats say “Some Trump supporters ambivalent on calls for protests.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230320/some-trump-supporters-ambivalent-on-calls-for-protests
— Wheaton Warrenville School District 200 needs change on school board – Bob Stozek, Wheaton
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20230320/letter-district-needs-change-on-school-board

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats say “New questions for Uptown aldermanic candidate over IRS lien.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/chicago-46th-ward-candidate-angela-clay-has-outstanding-irs-lien

ABC7
— Democrats say “Monee residents and local leaders share concern, optimism over proposed South Suburban Airport.”
https://abc7chicago.com/south-suburban-airport-near-me-monee-il-peotone/12983057/
— Democrats say “Pay being boosted for Cook County election judge positions as suburbs search for workers.”
https://abc7chicago.com/election-day-2023-cook-county-judge-april-4/12985599/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ.
https://abc7chicago.com/uprising-bakery-lake-in-the-hills-il-drag-show-canceled/12983602/

NBC5
— Democrats say “Naperville Named Among Best Cities to Live in America – Again. Here’s Where it Stands. The city of 149,000 residents is no stranger to accolades, having made multiple other lists in recent years.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/naperville-best-cities-to-live-in-united-states-america-niche-ranking/3099597/

FOX32
— Democrats say “Trump will surrender if indicted, his lawyer says.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1195849

WTTW
— Democrats say “Donald Trump Indictment Would Be Unprecedented Moment in US History.”
https://news.wttw.com/2023/03/20/donald-trump-indictment-would-be-unprecedented-moment-us-history

WGN RADIO
— Democrats say “Bob Milan joins John Kass & Jeff Carlin to talk about which strategies and policies the next mayor of Chicago should consider.”
https://wgnradio.com/wgn-plus/thechicagoway/chicago-way-w-john-kass-hold-elected-officials-accountable-for-crime-not-platitudes/

SOUTHERN
— Democrats ever-increasingly push pot.
https://thesouthern.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/new-customer-friendly-legal-recreational-cannabis-in-missouri-cuts-into-illinois-market/article_72e286fe-dc6f-595a-8be6-4b0a834e7e06.html

JOURNAL CARRIER
— Democrats say “Trump’s unprecedented call for protests is the latest sign of his aim to degrade America’s institutions.”
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/trump-s-unprecedented-call-for-protests-is-the-17850613.php

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Democrats say “House GOP demands info from NY prosecutor about Trump case.”
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/politics/article/house-gop-demands-info-from-ny-prosecutor-about-17850461.php

FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “McCarthy urges Trump supporters to refrain from protests if he’s indicted.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/mccarthy-urges-trump-supporters-to-refrain-from-protests-if-hes-indicted-speaker-of-the-house-donald-trump-republicans-ron-desantis-stormy-daniels-karen-mcdougal-january-6-riot-insurrection-protest-witch-hunt-partisan-justice-hush-money-civil-unrest

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats ask “If Trump is indicted, what happens next?”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/if-trump-is-charged-what-happens-next/

WIFR
— Democrats say “Trump loses last bid to keep key evidence out of rape trial.”
https://www.wifr.com/2023/03/21/trump-loses-last-bid-keep-key-evidence-out-rape-trial/

CWB CHICAGO
— Democrats say “Unable to keep up with attrition, Chicago Police Department may roll out the red carpet for cops who quit.”
https://cwbchicago.com/2023/03/chicago-police-department-rehiring-former-officers-who-quit.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/03/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-36/
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/03/20/afternoon-roundup-53/
— Democrats say Chicago roundup.
https://capitolfax.com/2023/03/20/that-toddlin-town-roundup-15/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Wirepoints has new report cards for Illinois’ 20 largest school districts
https://wirepoints.org/wirepoints-has-new-report-cards-for-illinois-20-largest-school-districts-wirepoints/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Wheaton Warrenville District 200, where property taxes have gone up 30% in the past decade, only 44% of students are reading and only 45% can do math at grade level.)
— Why can only 6 of every 100 Chicago black students do math at grade level? Chicago Mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson offers some clues.
https://wirepoints.org/why-can-only-6-of-every-100-chicago-black-students-do-math-at-grade-level-chicago-mayoral-candidate-brandon-johnson-offers-some-clues-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Paranoid Pekau Installs Bulletproof Glass, Frosts Windows in Orland Park Village Board Room, Making Case for Security Detail if Referendum Passes
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/03/sources-paranoid-pekau-installs-bulletproof-glass-frosts-windows-in-orland-park-village-board-room-making-case-for-security-detail-if-referendum-passes.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DeSantis says he won’t greenlight Trump extradition on hush money charge – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/mar/20/ron-desantis-says-he-will-not-greenlight-trump-ext/
— Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg caving to political pressure in Trump case – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/mar/20/alvin-bragg-manhattan-d-caving-political-pressure-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump escalates quickly following DeSantis ‘hush money to a porn star’ jab – Ryan King
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/trump-hits-back-desantis-jab-stormy-daniels
— DeSantis didn’t cheat on his third wife with a porn star and pay her money to keep quiet before an election – Tiana Lowe
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/desantis-didnt-cheat-on-his-third-wife-with-a-porn-star

NEW YORK POST
— DeSantis blasts ‘Soros-funded’ DA Bragg over imminent Trump arrest – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2023/03/20/desantis-blasts-da-bragg-as-a-soros-funded-prosecutor-in-trump-probe/
— Illegal immigration to cost New Yorkers $10 billion in 2023, US $150B – Josh Christenson
https://nypost.com/2023/03/20/illegal-immigration-to-cost-new-yorkers-10-billion-in-2023/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Geraldo touts Chris Christie as ‘strongest GOP alternative’ for 2024; Twitter takes him to the house of pain – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/03/20/geraldo-touts-chris-christie-as-strongest-gop-alternative-for-2024-twitter-takes-him-to-the-house-of-pain-1342384/

BREITBART
— Arizona Poll: Trump More Than Doubles DeSantis’s Support in Hypothetical Head-to-Head – NICK GILBERTSON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/03/20/arizona-poll-trump-doubles-desantis-support-hypothetical-headtohead/

CBN NEWS
— Franklin Graham Praises DeSantis for Drag Show Kid Crackdown: ‘Doesn’t Mess Around’ – Billy Hallowell
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2023/march/franklin-graham-praises-desantis-for-drag-show-kid-crackdown-doesnt-mess-around

DAILY CALLER
— DeSantis Breaks Silence On Potential Trump Indictment – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2023/03/20/ron-desantis-donald-trump-indictment/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The Manhattan District Attorney is a Soros-funded prosecutor and so he like, other Soros funded prosecutors, they weaponize their office to impose a political agenda on society at the expense of the rule of law and public safety,” DeSantis said.)
— Trump Responds After DeSantis Reacts To Indictment – COREY WALKER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/03/20/trump-goes-after-desantis-sexuality-latest-attack-2024-rival/

DAILY SIGNAL
— More Caught Illegally Crossing Southern Border in 1 Year of Biden Than Entire Trump Presidency – Terence Jeffrey
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/03/20/more-caught-illegally-crossing-southern-border-in-1-year-of-biden-than-entire-trump-presidency/
— Democrats Deserve Plenty of Blame for Bank Crisis – David Harsanyi
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/03/20/democrats-deserve-plenty-of-blame-for-bank-crisis/

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Attacks DeSantis After Gov Slammed Soros-Funded D.A. – Ryan Saavedra (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who I have done the most to help elect and to help reelect but who then blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their defeats.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-attacks-desantis-after-gov-slammed-soros-funded-d-a-cited-hush-money-minors-or-a-man-might-accuse-desantis
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Ron DeSanctimonious will probably find out about FALSE ACCUSATIONS & FAKE STORIES sometime in the future, as he gets older, wiser, and better known, when he’s unfairly and illegally attacked by a woman, even classmates that are ‘underage’ (or possibly a man!),” Trump wrote on social media. “I’m sure he will want to fight these misfits just like I do!” Trump included a screenshot from a leftist organization that wrote a hit piece on DeSantis which Trump previously used to promote baseless claims that DeSantis had groomed underage girls with alcohol. DeSantis responded by saying he faces “defamatory stuff every single day” and that he chooses to spend his time “delivering results for the people of Florida and fighting against Joe Biden,” not “trying to smear other Republicans.”)

EPOCH TIMES
— DeSantis Criticizes Manhattan DA, Calls Trump Investigation a ‘Manufactured Circus’ – Dan M. Berger
https://www.theepochtimes.com/desantis-criticizes-manhattan-da-calls-trump-investigation-a-manufactured-circus_5135698.html

FOX NEWS

— Trump probe: law enforcement don’t expect arraignment until next week, virtual option not considered. The grand jury has been probing former President Trump’s involvement in a hush-money payment made in 2016 to the porn actress Stormy Daniels. – Marta Dhanis

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-probe-law-enforcement-dont-expect-arraignment-next-week-virtual-option-off-table
— Republicans vs. government wokeness: Here’s what it will take to root out this dangerous ideology. Most federal agencies have already prepared for a ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ regime. – Russell Vought, Christopher F. Rufo
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/republicans-vs-government-wokeness-heres-what-take-root-out-dangerous-ideology
— Oversight Republicans grill Mayorkas on asylum remarks that ‘misrepresent’ DHS data. Republicans have been zeroing in on the ongoing crisis at the border. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/oversight-republicans-grill-mayorkas-asylum-remarks-misrepresent-dhs-data

FOX BUSINESS
— Biden admin has become the ‘mascot of wokeness’ – Jimmy Failla
https://video.foxbusiness.com/v/6322981491112#sp=show-clips

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— DeSantis: Manhattan DA Bragg Going After Trump is ‘an Example of Pursuing a Political Agenda and Weaponizing the Office’ “The Soros district attorneys are a menace to society and I’m just glad that I’m the only governor in the country that’s actually removed one from office during my tenure.” – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/03/desantis-manhattan-da-bragg-going-after-trump-is-an-example-of-pursuing-a-political-agenda-and-weaponizing-the-office/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump’s Poisonous Accusations and Innuendo about DeSantis – RICH LOWRY
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/trump-desantis-may-learn-what-its-like-to-be-falsely-accused-of-sexual-impropriety-by-a-man-or-underage-girl/

NEWS BUSTERS
— CBS Sucks Up to Al Franken as He Smears DeSantis’s Anti-CRT Laws – Kevin Tober
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kevin-tober/2023/03/20/cbs-sucks-al-franken-he-smears-desantiss-anti-crt-laws

NEWSMAX
— Focus Better Placed on Gov’t for SVB Failure – Dennis Kneale
https://www.newsmax.com/denniskneale/bonds-discount-fdic/2023/03/20/id/1112772/

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— DeSantis Bashes ‘Soros-Funded’ Manhattan DA – Geraldyn Berry
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/desantis-bashes-soros-funded-manhattan-da/

SPECTRUM NEWS
— Florida Republicans back Trump amid arrest claim – Corina Cappabianca
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine/politics/2023/03/20/-florida-republicans-back-trump-amid-arrest-claim-

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC NEWS
— Democrats say “DeSantis swipes at Trump while decrying former president’s possible indictment.”
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/desantis-swipes-trump-decrying-former-presidents-indictment/story?id=97990087

CBS NEWS
— Democrats say “DeSantis, Pence react to Trump’s claim that he’ll be arrested.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ron-desantis-mike-pence-react-to-trumps-claim-hell-be-arrested/

NBC NEWS
— Democrats say “Trump’s looming indictment gives ‘24 rivals an opening.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/first-read/trumps-looming-indictment-gives-24-rivals-opening-rcna75869

REUTERS
— Democrats say “DeSantis criticizes Manhattan DA for Trump probe, takes veiled swipe at Trump.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/desantis-criticizes-manhattan-da-trump-probe-takes-veiled-swipe-rival-2023-03-20/

YAHOO
— Democrats say “Newsom and DeSantis both believe in the state’s power to tell us how to live.”
https://news.yahoo.com/govs-newsom-desantis-both-believe-120000969.html

NEWSWEEK
— Democrats say “Trump Warns DeSantis He Could Be Next to Face False Accusations.”
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-warns-desantis-he-could-next-face-false-accusations-1789052

MSN
— Democrats say “Lawyers and rights groups call for greater scrutiny of DeSantis’ Guantanamo records.”
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/lawyers-and-rights-groups-calls-for-greater-scrutiny-of-desantis-s-guantanamo-record/ar-AA18RL2w?ocid=Peregrine

NEW YORK TIMES
–Democrats say “The Circus Continues: For Trump, Legal Woes Resurrect Old Habits. The former president strengthened his political position in recent weeks, but an impetuous response to his potential indictment could alienate voters he will need to win back the White House.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/us/politics/trump-2024-campaign-indictment.html
— Democrats say “House G.O.P., Defending Trump, Targets Bragg Ahead of Expected Indictment.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/20/us/politics/house-republicans-trump-indictment.html
— Democrats say “For the G.O.P., a Looming Trump Indictment Takes Center Stage. Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida spoke on Monday about Donald Trump’s expected indictment, as Republicans weighed whether to heed the former president’s call to protest.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/20/us/politics/trump-indictment-gop.html
— Democrats say “At House Republican Retreat, the Focus, Once Again, Is on Trump.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/us/politics/republican-retreat-trump-mccarthy-florida.html
— Democrats say “A Rough Guide of the Electoral Fallout if Trump Is Indicted.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/21/upshot/trump-indictment-polling.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say “What it means to be Soros-backed.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/20/trump-soros-desantis-bragg/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote wokeness.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/20/svb-woke-insult-history/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/20/immigration-app-harming-children-families/
— Democrats say “DeSantis lacks moral clarity on Ukraine. His critics lack prudence.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/20/desantis-ukraine-russia-war-tucker-carlson/

USA TODAY
— Democrats say DeSantis says “‘We are not involved” and “he’s steering clear of Trump, Stormy Daniels circus” and “Trump allies have expressed frustration that Gov. DeSantis isn’t being more forceful in defending the former president – a Florida resident – ahead of a potential indictment.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/20/trump-desantis-bragg-stormy-daniels-money/11509124002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTIURE: Democrats ever-increasing promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/21/myrlie-evers-civil-rights-pioneer-marches-against-racism/11459848002/

PRESCOTT E NEWS
— Privileged, ‘woke’ Silicon Valley institutions get off scot-free. – Michael Barone
https://prescottenews.com/index.php/2023/03/19/opinion-woke-silicon-valley-sand-hill-road-and-stanford-law-get-off-scot-free-michael-barone/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Debating DeSantis on U.S. Policy in Ukraine. Russia’s invasion is more than a ‘territorial dispute,’ but what should we do about it?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ron-desantis-ukraine-russia-foreign-policy-president-3dca6aec
— China Wins if Russia Conquers Ukraine. The war is no ‘territorial dispute.’ Vital U.S. interests are at stake. – Nikki Haley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-wins-if-russia-conquers-ukraine-putin-xi-meeting-moscow-territorial-dispute-weapons-asia-a83d22c4

FORBES
— Democrats say “Trump Suggests DeSantis Will Face Allegations From ‘Underage’ Girls ‘Or Possibly A Man!’ After Speaking Out On Manhattan Probe.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2023/03/20/trump-suggests-desantis-will-face-allegations-from-underage-girls-or-possibly-a-man-after-speaking-out-on-manhattan-probe/
— Democrats ever-increasingly use Affirmative Action to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2023/03/21/why-we-still-need-affirmative-action-especially-in-the-workplace/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Democrats say “Trump hits back at DeSantis following porn star comments, warns the governor could find himself facing false accusations in the future from underage classmates or a man.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-lashes-out-at-desantis-warns-he-could-face-salacious-claims-2023-3
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ.
https://www.businessinsider.com/desantis-targetting-drag-shows-promote-lgbtq-hate-drag-queen-says-2023-3
— Democrats say “George W. Bush misrepresented our work at CIA to sell the Iraq invasion. It’s time to call him what he is: A liar.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/george-bush-liar-cia-mohammed-atta-prague-911-iraq-invasion-2023-3
— Democrats say “GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley appeared to shade Ron DeSantis, referencing his comments on the Ukraine war and calling it weakness.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/nikki-haley-weakness-right-ron-desantis-territorial-dispute-ukraine-russia-2023-3
— Democrats say “Trump is using the news of his looming indictment to fundraise on Truth Social, asking supporters to help take back our Country.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-using-his-looming-indictment-fundraise-truth-social-2023-3

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Democrats say “The Fed’s Silicon Valley Bank Cover-Up Won’t Work. Supervisors are trying to claim that they warned the bank about its riskiness. But the central bank willingly weakened its supervisory operation.”
https://prospect.org/economy/2023-03-21-fed-supervision-silicon-valley-bank/

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Blame Culture Is Toxic – Michael Timms (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA Illinois newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://hbr.org/2022/02/blame-culture-is-toxic-heres-how-to-stop-it

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Democrats say “DeSantis Briefly, Awkwardly Acknowledges Trump’s Existence.”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/03/desantis-briefly-awkwardly-acknowledges-trumps-existence.html

ATLANTIC
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote socialism and wokeness.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/03/wokeness-socialism-liberal-threat-public-discourse/673430/

POLITICO
— Democrats say “DeSantis says he won’t get involved with Trump’s potential indictment ‘in any way‘ Under Florida law, the governor can intervene in an extradition matter if it is contested.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/20/desantis-wont-involved-trump-indictment-extradition-00087851

PROPUBLICA
— Democrats say “DeSantis Privately Called for Google to Be Broken Up.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/desantis-google-teneo-video-big-tech-breakup

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— Democrats say that DeSantis “puffs up his record.”
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2023/03/21/is-ron-desantis-the-republican-michael-dukakis/

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Democrats say “In-Fighting Over DeSantis’ ‘Territorial Dispute’ Remark Highlights Republican Rift on Ukraine.”
https://www.creators.com/read/daily-editorials/03/23/in-fighting-over-desantis-territorial-dispute-remark-highlights-republican-rift-on-ukraine

MEDIAITE
— Democrats say “Trump Goes Scorched Earth on DeSantis, Raises Questions About His Sexuality and Peddles Groomer Smear.”
https://www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-goes-scorched-earth-on-desantis-raises-questions-about-his-sexuality-and-peddles-groomer-smear/

INDEPENDENT
— Democrats say “Trump attacks DeSantis for Stormy Daniels jibe as grand jury indictment said to be imminent.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-arrested-tomorrow-indict-stormy-daniels-b2304824.html

FINANCIAL TIMES
— Democrats say “Don’t assume that DeSantis is a safe alternative to Trump.”
https://www.ft.com/content/212a4758-aaa1-4495-a673-c083209c0f06

TIMES
— Democrats say “Ron DeSantis takes swipe at Trump over hush money payments.”
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ron-desantis-takes-swipe-at-donald-trump-hfwbml7sk

January 15 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

— Illinois House GOP slams DCFS, calls for hearing after agency director held in contempt in three cases- JEREMY GORNER JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-dcfs-contempt-order-republicans-20220115-j7oh4u5ezrc3tjwds4tqufs5ve-story.html

BREITBART

-Kari Lake Plans to Circumvent Feds on Border Policy Through an Interstate Compact- JORDAN DIXON-HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/15/exclusive-kari-lake-plans-to-circumvent-feds-on-border-policy-through-an-interstate-compact/

NBC NEWS
–Trump holds first 2022 rally in Arizona as heated GOP Senate primary is underway- ADAM BREWSTER
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-arizona-republican-senate-primary/

FORBES
— 13 Creative Ways To Retain Ambitious Employees When Promotions Are Scarce (COMMENT: Promotions were extremely scarce while I worked for the I federal government for almost 30 years, and especially while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, and especially for employee who were conservative, patriotic, Republican, 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. My superiors focused on getting rid of their employees who were the aforesaid.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2022/01/14/13-creative-ways-to-retain-ambitious-employees-when-promotions-are-scarce/

Zillow
— 911 Cove Court, Wheaton – $649,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447888_zpid/

January 14 Morning Edition

ABC7

— Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin to announce run for governor Monday, sources say – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/richard-irvin-aurora-mayor-jb-pritzker-avery-bourne-illinois-governor-election/11465958/
— Evanston reparations: 16 recipients selected to receive $25,000 for housing – Will Jones (COMMENT: How much have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors wounded Blacks?)
https://abc7chicago.com/evanston-reparations-program-illinois-il/11465347/

CBS2
— Evanston Awards Grants For Its African American Reparations Program (COMMENT: How much have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors wounded Blacks?)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/6185663-evanston-awards-grants-for-its-african-american-reparations-program/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— It’s time to end the disrespect toward high-profile Black women leaders. The mayor, the county clerk, a leader alderwoman, even the vice president, are all victims of our nation’s vitriolic political discourse. – Ald. Roderick T. Sawyer, Ald. Gregory Mitchell, Ald. David Moore, Ald. Derrick Curtis, Ald. Howard Brookins Jr., Ald. Michael Scott Jr., Ald. Walter Burnett Jr., Ald. Jason Ervin, and Ald. Chris Taliaferro
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/1/13/22882727/black-women-leaders-mayor-lightfoot-county-clerk-yarbrough-ald-michelle-harris-kamala-harris-op-ed
— Republican Steve Kim launches bid for Illinois attorney general, vowing to battle crime, corruption, Pritzker and Madigan. Launching his campaign on the first day candidates can start gathering signatures for nominating petitions; Steve Kim became the third Republican in as many days to announce a run for statewide office in the June primary. – Taylor Avery
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2022/1/13/22883168/republican-steve-kim-illinois-attorney-general-kwame-raoul-pritzker-madigan-trump-2022-june

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— ‘This will help us heal old wounds’ An Oak Park resident makes the case for reparations and calls for a plan to build Black wealth in the western suburb of Chicago. – DEBORAH L. SHELTON (COMMENT: How much have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors wounded Blacks?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/equity/oak-park-resident-makes-case-reparations

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Suburban businesses, city of Aurora get grants to rebuild from looting in 2020 – Maria Gardner
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20220113/suburban-businesses-city-of-aurora-get-grants-to-rebuild-from-looting-in-2020

EVANSTON ROUNDTABLE
— Robin Rue Simmons: ‘Today we take an important step in selecting the first reparations recipients’ (COMMENT: How much have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors wounded Blacks?)
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2022/01/13/reparations-robin-rue-simmons-important-first-step-statement/
— ‘A part of history’ (COMMENT: How much have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors wounded Blacks?)
https://evanstonroundtable.com/2022/01/13/reparations-part-of-history-michael-cr-nabors/

STAR TRIBUNE
— Henry Co. GOP holds pre-primary confab Saturday
https://www.starcourier.com/story/news/2022/01/14/henry-co-gop-holds-pre-primary-confab-saturday/9191855002/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Virginia’s first Black woman lieutenant governor says we need to move on from slavery – Ben Paviour
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-01-13/virginias-first-black-woman-lieutenant-governor-says-we-need-to-move-on-from-slavery

NAPERVILLE NEW 17
— DuPage County Divided Over Drawing of County Election Precinct Maps (COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs redraw precincts to get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen like me. For the second time now, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs have drawn me in to the same DuPage County Milton Precinct 9 in Wheaton with Jeanne Ives.)
https://www.nctv17.com/news/top-stories/dupage-county-divided-over-drawing-of-county-election-precinct-maps/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County voters could find they are grouped into fewer, larger precincts come the next election. Why Now? A new piece of legislation signed into law in November 2021 and discussed Tuesday at the county finance committee meeting reduces the number of DuPage County election precincts from 930 to 607. The current draft of the redrawn maps leaves fewer committeemen to serve as the voice of the voters, thereby impacting whether a party may be elected. What’s At Issue? Board member Amy Chavez said some precinct committee members and township officials have reached out to her, asking for changes to the proposed election precinct maps. “I think there is a lot of concern over these new lines,” Chavez said. Board member Sam Tornatore said something has to give. “It’s essentially a political attempt to change boundaries within precincts,” Tornatore said. The new state legislation comes on the heels of the county board agreeing on a new DuPage County redistricting map in a bipartisan effort in October 2021. Deputy County Clerk Adam Johnson said he stands by the election precinct maps put together by county clerk’s office staff. “It’s unavoidable that there’s going to be some people who are not happy with the way the maps turn out,” Johnson said. “Certainly, we’re open to constructive criticism on how that process could have been better massaged.” Board member Jim Zay said he would not support the precinct maps as proposed given the lack of time allotted for input. “We have a job to do,” Zay said. “This is not putting us in the best position to do our job.” Johnson tried to address concerns about the county clerk’s office getting input on the precinct maps. “While there hasn’t been a lot of time for as many outside parties to review the maps, from the feedback I have received, I haven’t heard much in the way of actual substantive complaints of how the maps were drawn in terms of meeting the state legislature’s requirements,” Johnson said. Tornatore said he doesn’t want to place blame on the county clerk’s office, but he believes taxpayer money may have been wasted. “I don’t know that the election division contemplated this legislation coming from Springfield,” Tornatore said. “I know it’s been kind of on the back burner. … Perhaps we should have taken it into consideration before we ordered as many printers as we did. But I’m going to presume that we have a printer for every precinct that if we now have 300-plus fewer precincts, we either should get a rebate for the money we spent or we’re going to have a lot of printers being stored that aren’t being used.” The county board authorized the purchase of new voting equipment valued at roughly $7.2 million in October 2021. That contract as awarded includes funding to pay for printers, among other things. The county has been in the process of matching polling places with election precincts to determine which ones will be combined into a single location. Officials anticipate a reduction in the number of polling places, but they believe the amount of new printers purchased will remain appropriate for the layout of available voting locations. Moving Forward. County board members acknowledge they don’t have a lot of time to spare. The election precinct maps need to be adopted no later than Friday. A special county board meeting on this topic is scheduled for Friday at 8 a.m.)

JOHN KASS
— The Ken Griffin political hat-trick to change the broken politics of Illinois: Back Vallas, fund a challenger to Preckwinkle, and then take Pritzker out.
https://johnkassnews.com/the-ken-griffin-political-hat-trick-that-would-change-the-broken-politics-of-illinois-back-vallas-fund-a-challenger-to-preckwinkle-and-take-out-pritzker/

FOX NEWS
— Matt Walsh: The left thinks they own your kids, but parents are starting to wake up. Walsh said, ‘It’s about who owns your kids. And they think that they do. And how dare you step in the way’ – Hannah Grossman
https://www.foxnews.com/media/matt-walsh-left-thinks-own-kids-parents-starting-wake-up

NEW YORK TIMES
— Let’s Not Invent a Civil War – Ross Douthat (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see those who are the following as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all: minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, citizens of foreign countries, renters, Trump-haters, moderates, liberals, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, non-married people, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/12/opinion/civil-war-america.html