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September 1 Evening Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

District 65 asks for dismissal of reverse discrimination lawsuit

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

August 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 4,871 cases, 26 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-illinois-cases-coronavirus-19/10990326/
— Biden praises Kabul airlift, defends departure from ‘forever war’ in Afghanistan – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/biden-speech-today-press-conference-afghanistan-what-time-will-joe-speak/10990328/

NBC5
— ‘They Have Better Things to Do’ – Major Republican Donors Are Staying Away From Trump – Brian Schwartz
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/they-have-better-things-to-do-major-republican-donors-are-staying-away-from-trump/2602424/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Biden defends departure from ‘forever war,’ praises airlift. “I was not going to extend this forever war,” President Joe Biden said in an address from the White House State Dining Room. “And I was not going to extend a forever exit.” – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/31/22650971/biden-defends-handling-us-afghan-withdrawal
— Pritzker ‘hopeful’ Illinois’ Delta surge is peaking as Chicago expands COVID-19 travel advisory. “We’ve got to really see the curve heading downward. But I’m very hopeful of that,” Gov. J.B. Pritzker said. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/8/31/22651047/illinois-coronavirus-delta-surge-pritzker-chicago-travel-advisory-aug-31

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis smoking lounges off to successful start in Illinois. ‘60- and 70-year-old dudes walking in with their tie-dye.’ – ROBERT MCCOPPIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-ilinois-marijuana-consumption-lounges-update-20210831-hnkgbc7ahzgsfaeqmdf3pvjc6e-story.html
— Chicago now asks unvaccinated travelers to quarantine — even with a negative COVID-19 test — and advises against Labor Day travel for unvaccinated kids – ALICE YIN, DAN PETRELLA and TRACY SWARTZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-covid-travel-advisory-unvaccinated-quarantine-20210831-p6txsy6rtng7vgrrxdimrrxhve-story.html
— Biden defends decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan: ‘I was not going to extend this forever war’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-us-afghanistan-biden-20210831-xs6dz3hcu5g3lac2kp24mnfksu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— More than 500 Afghans likely to resettle in Chicago area – Katlyn Smith (COMMENT: How many Afghan refugees have the following secretly agreed to accept: your county, your township, your municipality, your school district, and your church? Where is the money going to come from to house them, feed them, clothe them, provide them with medical care, provide them with legal representation, teach them English, educate them, provide them with vehicles, etc.? Of course, Democrats will do everything that they can to make them hate Republicans.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210831/more-than-500-afghans-likely-to-resettle-in-chicago-area

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— New version of Democratic-drawn legislative district map goes for approval – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/08/31/party-line-vote-house-redistricting-committee-follows-criticism-gop/5598787001/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Latest Illinois legislative maps spark contentious debate – PETER HANCOCK
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/latest-illinois-legislative-maps-spark-contentious-debate/article_233a4bd2-d82d-5478-97ab-46a902bde5d7.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Catalina Lauf Promoting Elgin Rally Against Mandates for Masks and Vaccines
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/31/lauf083121/

CAPITOL FAX
— As expected, Dems again tweaked their district maps today
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/31/as-expected-dems-again-tweaked-their-district-maps-today/
— COVID-19 roundup: Pritzker asked if state is nearing peak
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/31/covid-19-roundup-pritzker-asked-if-state-is-nearing-peak/

GOPUSA
— Yes, I Miss Donald Trump
https://www.gopusa.com/yes-i-miss-donald-trump/
— When A Media Watchdog Calls Out A Fact-Checker
https://www.gopusa.com/when-a-media-watchdog-calls-out-a-fact-checker/
— Veterans’ Community Rallies Behind Marine Officer Fired For Video Condemning Afghanistan Chaos (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes can stress those who could have, who should have, but who did not rally behind me when my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stopped me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks and b) ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, GAO employment in 1997, etc.)
https://www.gopusa.com/veterans-community-rallies-behind-marine-officer-fired-for-video-condemning-afghanistan-chaos/

EPOCH TIMES
— FAA Tells US Carriers Not to Fly Over Afghanistan After Final Withdrawal – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/faa-tells-us-carriers-not-to-fly-over-afghanistan-after-final-withdrawal_3972930.html

NEWSWEEK
— Illinois Democrats Expected to Eliminate GOP-Held District on Redistricting Map – MARY ELLEN CAGNASSOLA
https://www.newsweek.com/illinois-democrats-expected-eliminate-gop-held-district-redistricting-map-1624733
— Victorious Taliban Says Defeat of U.S. Is a Lesson to the World
https://www.newsweek.com/victorious-taliban-us-defeat-withdrawal-lesson-world-1624452

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— More Americans Rate Schools ‘Poor’
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/education/education_update

August 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 2,395 cases, 4 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-illinois-cases-coronavirus-19/10987392/

CBS2
— Bus Driver Shortage Throws Wrench Into Start Of School Year For CPS After 73 Drivers Quit – Chris Tye
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/08/30/chicago-public-schools-first-day-bus-driver-shortage/

FOX32
— Kinzinger praises ex-military who risked their lives to secretly save Afghans in ‘Pineapple Express’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/kinzinger-praises-ex-military-who-risked-their-lives-to-secretly-save-afghans-in-pineapple-express

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Last US troops depart Afghanistan, ending America’s longest war after 20 years – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-us-evacuation-afghanistan-20210830-mkx55a4j65ekjhy24sqztp6vte-story.html
— The cost of America’s longest war: Thousands of lives, trillions of dollars – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-afghanistan-war-by-the-number-20210830-lmahbdl3z5cr7a2aikgca244be-story.html
— Hostile school board meetings across the country are prompting members to ask, ‘Why am I doing this?’ – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-school-board-hostility-20210830-an5cakk2vff7lk63ne5bah3b7q-story.html
— Illinois must tackle the widening higher education racial divide – ZALDWAYNAKA “Z” SCOTT AND CHERITA ELLENS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-illinois-education-racial-divide-20210830-c4fc3znuwnbk7hhy6pppagyrjy-story.html
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Cannabis smoking lounges off to successful start in Illinois
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-viz-cannabis-luna-lounge-photos-20210830-h563hth6snaffcehs4vsnorpbu-photogallery.html
— Lawmakers returning to Springfield to vote on new legislative maps but energy overhaul may also be on agenda – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-energy-overhaul-redistricting-20210830-jiczscv45ffyzlspiv4wkum32a-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/30/22645013/remain-mexico-trump-biden-asylum-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— Arlington Heights school loses state recognition over masks – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210830/arlington-heights-school-loses-state-recognition-over-masks

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Hononegah School District to pay $35K to former student over treatment during gun protests – Andrea V. Watson
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2021/08/30/hononegah-school-district-settles-ex-student-civil-rights-case/8254933002/

WLDS
— Davis Accepts Challengers; Awaits Redrawing of District – Benjamin Cox
https://wlds.com/davis-accepts-challengers-awaits-redrawing-of-district/

WEEK
— Dozens gather to support law enforcement at “Back the Blue” rally – Harry Croton
https://week.com/2021/08/29/dozens-gather-to-support-law-enforcement-at-back-the-blue-rally/

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Schimpf on pandemic management: ‘Pritzker has lost the moral authority’ Illinois Republican gubernatorial hopeful would approach crisis differently – Jim Niedelman
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/schimpf-on-pandemic-management-pritzker-has-lost-the-moral-authority/
— Illinois GOP governor hopeful Schimpf not worried about trailing in fundraising Former State Senator hopes for Republican wave in Illinois – Jim Niedelman
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/illinois-gop-governor-hopeful-schimpf-not-worried-about-trailing-in-fundraising/

HINSDALE PATCH
— Hinsdale D-86 Enlists ‘Social Justice Warrior’: Resident. District’s consultant warns about “far-right recruiters” targeting white youth. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/hinsdale-d-86-enlists-social-justice-warrior-resident

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Bob Anderson Starts Campaign to Cut Number of Illinois Local Governments
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/30/bob-anderson-starts-campaign-to-cut-number-of-illinois-local-governments/
— Today We Return to Pritzker Purgatory
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/29/one-more-day-until-the-return-to-pritzker-purgatory/
— Dems Final House Map Puts McHenry County in SIX Illinois House Districts, Crystal Lakers in FOUR State Rep. Districts
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/30/dems-final-house-map-puts-mchenry-county-in-six-illinois-house-districts-crystal-lakers-in-four-state-rep-districts/
— Robb Tadelmann Has Successful Harvard Fundraiser, Sheriff Bill Prim Emphasizes Endorsement
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/30/robb-tadelmann-has-successful-harvard-fundraiser-sheriff-bill-prim-emphasizes-endorsement/
— Time for Local Governments to Again Relax Outdoor Dining Opportunities
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/30/time-for-local-governments-to-again-relax-outdoor-dining-opportunities/
— Democrats Plan Four State Senate Districts for McHenry County
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/30/democrats-plan-four-state-senate-districts-for-mchenry-county/
— Electronic House Witness Slip Failed to Work
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/30/electronic-house-witness-slip-failed-to-work/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LIBERTY COUNSEL’S MAT STAVER ANSWERS QUESTIONS ON ILLINOIS’ COVID INJECTION MANDATE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/liberty-counsels-mat-staver-answers-questions-on-illinois-covid-injection-mandate.html
— HEART DISEASE AND CANCER LED ILLINOIS’ DEATH NUMBERS IN 2020
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/heart-disease-and-cancer-led-illinois-death-numbers-in-2020.html
— THORNER: HR 4, A LEFTIST SCHEME TO PREVENT ELECTION INTEGRITY LAWS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/thorner-hr-4-a-leftist-scheme-to-prevent-election-integrity-laws.html

CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/30/covid-19-roundup-96/
— The remap redo muscling continues
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/30/the-remap-muscling-continues/
— Joe Biden Owns The Kabul Disaster
https://www.gopusa.com/joe-biden-owns-the-kabul-disaster/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Last U.S. planes leave Afghanistan, ending 20-year war – Ben Wolfgang
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/30/last-us-planes-leave-afghanistan-ending-20-year-wa/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Woke site Mic praises critical race theory, tells lies – Graham Colton
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/woke-site-mic-praises-crt-and-tells-lies/

GOPUSA
— Romney Blames Trump Even Though Biden Had Total Control Of Afghanistan Withdrawal
https://www.gopusa.com/romney-blames-trump-even-though-biden-had-total-control-of-afghanistan-withdrawal/

DAILY WIRE
— Last U.S. Military Rescue Plane Leaves Afghanistan, American Citizens Left Behind – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-last-u-s-military-rescue-plane-leaves-afghanistan-american-citizens-left-behind
— ‘Christian Evangelicals Are America’s Taliban’: Actors, Journalists Equate American Christians To The Taliban. According to Wheaton College’s 2016 analysis, around 90-100 million Americans qualify as Evangelicals. – Megan Basham
https://www.dailywire.com/news/christian-evangelicals-are-americas-taliban-actors-journalists-equate-american-christians-to-the-taliban
— DeSantis Warns Biden: Deport Or Send ‘Unvetted’ Illegals To Democrat-Run States, Not Florida – Amanda Prestigiacomo
https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-warns-biden-deport-or-send-unvetted-illegals-to-democrat-run-states-not-florida

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for hate crimes.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/hate-crimes-fbi-2020-asian-black/2021/08/30/28bede00-09a7-11ec-9781-07796ffb56fe_story.html

August 28 Evening Edition

NBC5
— GOP Rift Widens Amid Growing Hostility to Afghan Refugees. The U.S. has evacuated more than 100,000 people from Afghanistan since the airlift began Aug. 14, including more than 5,100 American citizens. – Jill Colvin
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/gop-rift-widens-amid-growing-hostility-to-afghan-refugees/2600683/

WGN RADIO
— Mask debate moves from school boards to courtrooms – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/mask-debate-moves-from-school-boards-to-courtrooms/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker changes ethics bill, vetoes ambulance bill – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/pritzker-changes-ethics-bill-vetoes-ambulance-bill/article_72636468-0803-11ec-ac82-77603188e575.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rally in Marengo against Masks, Call for Saturday, Sept. 4th Rally in Crystal Lake
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/28/rally-in-marengo-against-masks-call-for-saturday-sept-4th-rally-in-crystal-lake/
— Pritzker Unmasked – 9
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/28/pritzker-unmasked-9/
— Illinois Law May Prevent Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccinations
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/28/illinois-law-may-prevent-mandatory-covid-19-vaccinations/
— Prairie Grove Dismisses Flag Sign Complaints against Gianelli’s Drive-Thru on Route 176
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/27/prairie-grove-dismisses-flag-sign-complaints-against-gianellis-drive-thru-on-route-176/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Bill Introduced To Prohibit Mandating COVID Shots For College Students – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/08/bill-introduced-to-prohibit-mandating-covid-shots-for-college-students/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden: ‘They gave me a list here, the first person I was instructed to call on’ was NBC reporter – Victor Morton (COMMENT: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write a book about how the following have treated me: a) the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) the leaders of the Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers, and d) the leaders of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/26/joe-biden-first-person-i-was-instructed-call-was-k/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Biden said at Thursday’s press conference on the fatal day in Afghanistan that he had been told by others what reporters to let question him. “They gave me a list here, the first person I was instructed to call on was Kelly O’Donnell, NBC,” he said. Conservative commentators quickly took the words and the president’s halting diction as confirmation of their longstanding belief that Mr. Biden is a puppet and not really in charge at the White House. “Who instructed him? Was that also the Taliban,” asked Greg Gutfeld on Fox News Channel immediately after.)
— Marine officer relieved of command after blasting Pentagon’s ‘ineptitude’ in Afghanistan. Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller’s viral Facebook post comes after 11 Marines killed in Kabul terrorist attack. – Ben Wolfgang
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/28/marine-corps-battalion-commander-relieved-post-aft/

FOX NEWS
— Some Afghan evacuees flagged for concern by CBP at military bases worldwide. The US claimed to have evacuated over 100,000 people since mid-August. – Peter Aitken
https://www.foxnews.com/world/afghanistan-evacuations-evacuees-flagged-concern-cbp

AMERICAN THINKER
— Afghanistan is not going down well in the U.S. military’s ranks – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/afghanistan_is_not_going_down_well_with_in_the_us_militarys_ranks.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Big Tech Censorship Is an Assault on Individual Liberty – James M. Taylor (COMMENT: My critics/opponents want Big Tech to censor my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the adverse actions that they have taken against me since 2000.)
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/25/big-tech-censorship-is-an-assault-on-individual-liberty/

BREITBART
— Ronny Jackson: Biden’s Lack of Cognitive Fitness Is Playing out Now, ‘He’s Getting Americans Killed’- IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/08/28/ronny-jackson-bidens-lack-of-cognitive-fitness-is-playing-out-now-hes-getting-americans-killed/
— Three Days Left: U.S. Embassy’s Website Alert Page Down, Gives ‘404 Error’ to Stranded Americans – WENDELL HUSEBØ
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/28/three-days-left-u-s-embassys-website-alert-page-down-gives-404-error-to-stranded-americans/
— SC Congressman Cosponsors Impeachment of President Joe Biden: ‘He Is a Threat to National Security’ – AMY FURR
https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2021/08/28/sc-congressman-cosponsors-impeachment-of-president-joe-biden-he-is-a-threat-to-national-security/
— Gary Sinise Honors Fallen Troops in Afghanistan: ‘God Bless Our Gold Star Families’ – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2021/08/28/177098501/

PJ MEDIA
— The Biden Administration Should Just Knock Off the Press Briefings Until They Get the Story Straight – STACEY LENNOX
https://pjmedia.com/columns/stacey-lennox/2021/08/27/the-biden-administration-should-just-knock-off-the-press-briefings-until-they-get-the-story-straight-n1473544
— Let Them Eat Cake: Pelosi Tweets About Women’s Equality Day After Americans Killed in Kabul – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/robert-spencer/2021/08/26/let-them-eat-cake-pelosi-tweets-about-womens-equality-day-after-americans-killed-in-kabul-n1473197
— ‘Shameful’: Sen. Tom Cotton Blasts Biden for 50 Years of Bad Judgment on Foreign Policy – STACEY LENNOX
https://pjmedia.com/election/stacey-lennox/2021/08/26/shameful-sen-tom-cotton-blasts-biden-for-50-years-of-bad-judgment-on-foreign-policy-n1472952
— Bad Words and Desperation: Democrats Flail to Keep January 6 Relevant – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/kevindowneyjr/2021/08/28/bad-words-and-desperation-democrats-flail-to-keep-january-6-relevant-n1473418

NEWSMAX
— Anger, Grief for Family Members of 13 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan
https://www.newsmax.com/headline/troops-killed-afghanistan-families/2021/08/27/id/1034102/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Los Angeles Times Targets Larry Elder, Whips Race Card at His Head – Jeffrey Lord
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2021/08/28/los-angeles-times-targets-larry-elder-whips-race-card-his-head

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Biden Subcontracts U.S. Security to Terrorists – MATTHEW CONTINETTI
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/08/biden-subcontracts-u-s-security-to-terrorists/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Taliban Sets Up Special Unit To Hunt Down Afghans Who Helped U.S. And Allied Forces. – Vijeta Uniyal
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/taliban-sets-up-special-unit-to-hunt-down-afghans-who-helped-u-s-and-allied-forces/

THE HILL
— Mitt Romney was right: Too many Americans are dependent on government – CHRIS TALGO
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/569160-mitt-romney-was-right-too-many-americans-are-dependent-on-government

NBC NEWS
— Marine officer relieved of duty after viral video questioning senior leaders in Afghanistan. “There is a forum in which Marine leaders can address their disagreements with the chain of command, but it’s not social media,” a Marine Corps spokesperson said. – Nicole Acevedo and Mosheh Gains (COMMENT: In 1988 when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Previously, they gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/marine-officer-relieved-duty-after-viral-video-questioning-senior-leaders-n1277853

REUTERS
— COMMENT: Democrats oppose efforts to stop voter fraud.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/protesters-march-washington-us-cities-voting-rights-2021-08-28/

NEW YORK POST
— GOP backlash brewing against Biden as officials call for resignation – Callie Patteson
https://nypost.com/2021/08/27/gop-backlash-brewing-against-biden-as-pols-call-for-resignation/

DAILY JOURNAL
— COMMENT: How many refugees does Steven Roberts want Illinois, your county, your county district, your township, your municipality, your municipal district, your precinct, and your neighborhood to accept?
https://dailyjournalonline.com/opinion/the-answer-is-yes/article_5431000e-290e-5987-918e-2a10193b0672.html

August 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 4,451 cases, 40 deaths; mitigations could return, Pritzker says. 6 Illinois regions, 3 in Chicago area, under threshold for available ICU beds. – Jessica D’Onofrio, Karen Jordan
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-illinois-cases-coronavirus-governor-pritzker-update/10974437/
— 1,500 Americans may still await evacuation from Afghanistan, Blinken estimates
https://abc7chicago.com/biden-afghanistan-speech-taliban-kabul-airport-us-military/10974079/

CBS2
— Gov. JB Pritzker Again Warns Schools That Defy Mask Mandate Could Face State Sanctions; ‘Am I Really Going To Do That? Yes’
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/08/25/gov-jb-pritzker-school-mask-mandate-warning-sanctions-illinois-state-board-of-education/

FOX32
— World leaders, Republicans press Biden on extending Kabul evacuation deadline – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/world-leaders-republicans-press-biden-on-extending-kabul-evacuation-deadline
— Pritzker, Chicago reporter clash over COVID-19 ‘misinformation’ – Nic Flosi
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-chicago-reporter-clash-over-covid-19-misinformation

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— US estimates about 1,500 Americans may still await evacuation from Afghanistan – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-us-evacuation-afghanistan-20210825-mal43j5kzjegpebwhu6wrtiahi-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Stranded in the White House. The Biden administration wants to portray the Afghan disaster in the best light. But it cannot do that by denying that some Americans — we don’t know how many — are currently stranded in Afghanistan. – Byron York
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/25/22641586/afghanistan-american-military-withdrawal-byron-york-stranded-americans

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County spending $220,000 to use three lobbying firms
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210825/dupage-county-spending-220000-to-use-three-lobbying-firms-

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois Republicans have reason for concern, optimism heading into 2022 – BRENDEN MOORE
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/watch-now-illinois-republicans-have-reason-for-concern-optimism-heading-into-2022/article_097fd238-bb8c-572a-8eaa-b58825fdd530.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Looks like Dems hold winning hand on redistricting – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-looks-like-dems-hold-winning-hand-on-redistricting/article_23169626-bd57-5811-b1b3-4247c18015a4.html

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Newsmax reporter William J. Kelly requests interview with Mayor Lightfoot
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/newsmax-reporter-william-j-kelly-requests-interview-with-mayor-lightfoot

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FEDERAL COURT ORDERS DEPOSITION OF CHICAGO MAYOR’S OFFICE REP IN LAWSUIT AGAINST RACIST INTERVIEW POLICY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/federal-court-orders-deposition-of-chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoots-office-representative-in-lawsuit-ag.html
— ILLINOIS ATTORNEY THOMAS DEVORE PLEADS FOR HELP TO FIGHT PRITZKER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/illinois-attorney-thomas-devore-pleads-for-help-to-fight-pritzker-.html
— ILLINOIS LAW SAYS “UNLAWFUL” TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS TO HEALTH CARE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/illinois-law-says-unlawful-to-discriminate-against-conscientious-health-care-objectors.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker to Amy Jacobson: “You come in here with a political agenda and you spread misinformation”
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/25/pritzker-to-jacobson-you-come-in-here-with-a-political-agenda-and-you-spread-misinformation/
— COVID-19 roundup: Kids; Schools; IDES
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/25/covid-19-roundup-kids-schools-ides/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— About 1,500 Americans stuck in Afghanistan, State Department says – Ben Wolfgang
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/25/about-1500-americans-stuck-afghanistan-state-depar/

FOX NEWS
— Jesse Watters: Trump killed terrorists, Joe Biden takes orders from them. ‘This is going to dog Joe Biden for the rest of his term,’ the co-host of ‘The Five’ says. – Angelica Stabile
https://www.foxnews.com/media/jesse-watters-trump-killed-terrorists-joe-biden-takes-orders-from-them
— White House in chaos struggles to keep Biden on time. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy calls Biden’s failure to take questions ’embarrassing’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-chaos-biden-on-time

GOPUSA
— The Fight Over Identity – Ben Shapiro (COMMENT: Democrats do not want Americans to see themselves first as being Americans. Instead, Democrats want Americans who are a) minority to see themselves first as being minorities, b) female to see themselves first as being females, c) younger to see themselves first as being younger, d) LGBTQ to see themselves first as being LGBTQ, e) Democrat to see themselves first as being Democrat, f) Trump-haters to see themselves first as being Trump-haters, g) moderate/liberal to see themselves first as being moderate liberal, h) non-Christian to see themselves first as being non-Christian, i) non-Protestant to see themselves first as being non-Protestant, j) non-Italian American to see themselves first as being non-Italian American, k) non-German American to see themselves first as being non-German American, l) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time to see themselves first as being those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and m) those who have financial, health, and/or other problems to see themselves first as being those who have financial, health, and/or other problems.)
https://www.gopusa.com/the-fight-over-identity-2/

BREITBART
— Poll: Only 24 Percent Believe Joe Biden’s Deadly Afghan Withdrawal Is Going Well – WENDELL HUSEBØ
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/25/joe-biden-deadly-afghan-withdrawal/
— Rep. Tom Tiffany: Afghan Refugee Crisis Raises Security Concerns About Vetting Process – REP. TOM TIFFANY (R-WI)
https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2021/08/25/exclusive-rep-tom-tiffany-afghan-refugee-crisis-raises-security-concerns-about-vetting-process/

BLAZE
— 15 studies that indicate natural immunity from prior infection is more robust than the COVID vaccines – DANIEL HOROWITZ
https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/horowitz-15-studies-that-indicate-natural-immunity-from-prior-infection-is-more-robust-than-the-covid-vaccines

NEWSMAX
— New Illinois Congressional Map Could Eliminate Kinzinger’s District – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/illinois-congressional-map-democrats-kinzinger/2021/08/25/id/1033685/
— Trump: Biden Creating ‘Single Most Catastrophic Border Disaster in History’ – Ted Hesson and Dave Graham
https://www.newsmax.com/headline/biden-immigration-trump-border/2021/08/25/id/1033781/
— Poll: Florida Republicans Want DeSantis to Seek Presidency – Theodore Bunker
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/poll-florida-desantis-republican/2021/08/25/id/1033782/
— Rep. Dan Crenshaw to Newsmax: Biden Foreign Policy on Side of ‘Appeasement’ – Charles Kim
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/crenshaw-taliban-biden-afghanistan/2021/08/24/id/1033649/

FEDERALIST
— In Illinois, Tanning Salons Now Get More Oversight Than Abortion Facilities. In Illinois, tanning salons and barbershops face stricter scrutiny than abortion facilities. – Amy Gehrke
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/25/in-illinois-tanning-salons-now-get-more-oversight-than-abortion-facilities/

PJ MEDIA
— With His Credibility Shattered, Biden Will Now Look for Scapegoats and Villains – RICK MORAN (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://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/08/25/with-his-credibility-gone-biden-will-now-look-for-scapegoats-and-villains-n1472598
— Woke Mob Puts Out Hit on Notre Dame’s Leprechaun – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/culture/robert-spencer/2021/08/25/woke-mob-puts-out-hit-on-notre-dames-leprechaun-n1472627

COLLEGE FIX
— Valparaiso University replaces ‘divisive’ Crusaders nickname with Beacons
https://www.thecollegefix.com/valparaiso-university-replaces-divisive-crusaders-nickname-with-beacons/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— It’s Dawning on the Democrats: Biden-Harris Will Drag Them Down – CHARLES C. W. COOKE
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/08/its-dawning-on-the-democrats-biden-harris-will-drag-them-down/
— Larry Elder Is Not on the ‘Far Right’ – DAVID HARSANYI
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/larry-elder-is-not-on-the-far-right/

EPOCH TIMES
— No Americans Have Been Rescued Outside of Kabul: Pentagon – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/no-americans-have-been-rescued-outside-of-kabul-pentagon_3965583.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— On Last Days of Evacuation, U.S. Tries to Reach Remaining Americans
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/25/world/afghanistan-taliban-kabul-biden-news

WEEK
— The House seat of one of the GOP’s ‘most prominent’ Trump critics (Kinzinger) is on the chopping block – BRIGID KENNEDY
https://theweek.com/republicans/1004151/the-house-seat-of-one-of-the-gops-most-prominent-trump-critics-is-on-the

COLDWELL BANKER
— FOR SALE: 1040 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $1,575,000
https://www.coldwellbankerhomes.com/il/wheaton/1040-golf-ln/pid_42945321/

WHEATON PATCH
— Wheaton To Host 20th Anniversary September 11 Commemoration Ceremony
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/amp/29814144/city-of-wheaton-wheaton-to-host-20th-anniversary-september-11-commemoration-ceremony

CAPITOL FAX
— SEPTEMBER 11, 2004 FLASHBACK: Wheaton: Alan Keyes’ Patriot Day speech warmly received – Dave Diersen
https://capitalfax.blogspot.com/2008/09/gopusa-illinois-daily-clips-september_11.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Over 500 came to Wheaton’s beautiful Memorial Park on Saturday, September 11, 2004, to meet Alan Keyes and to hear his remarks concerning Patriot Day and his campaign. Alan was warmly received by the crowd which gave him several standing ovations during his 20-minute speech. State Senators Kirk Dillard and Peter Roskam served as Master of Ceremonies. Senator Dillard introduced the elected officials and candidates who were on the band shell stage with Alan while he gave his speech — State Senator Raymond Soden, State Representative Randy Hultgren, State Representative Candidate Roger Jenisch, DuPage County Board Commissioner Debra Olson, DuPage Coroner candidate Peter Siekmann, Illinois GOP State Central Committeeman Ron Smith, Milton Township Assessor Jim Gumm, and Milton Township Trustee Don Sender. The band shell stage is the same one that Bob Dole gave a speech from immediately after he walked in Wheaton’s 1996 Independence Day Parade — CNN broadcast that speech live. Senator Dillard recognized event attendees including DuPage County Auditor Jim Rasins, DuPage County Regional Superintendent of Schools Darlene Ruscitti, DuPage Regional School Board Trustee Tim Whelan, and District 89 School Board Trustee Howard Levine. He recognized the event’s sponsors — State Farm Insurance Agent Mark Prutzman, Oberweis Dairy, John Cox, All Star Printing, himself, Randy Hultgren, Debra Olson, Pete Siekmann, Tim Whelan, Don Sender, and Diersen Consulting. Senator Roskam gave some remarks concerning September 11 and he introduced Alan. Apparently, even though the Daily Herald, the Wheaton Leader, and the Wheaton Sun had been asked to cover the event, the only reporters who covered the event were Rich Samuels with WTTW’s Chicago Tonight and Dave Diersen with GOPUSA.com. Samuels and Diersen made VHS recordings of Alan’s speech. Event photographers included Matt Ferguson and Don Sender. The free event provided attendees with a great opportunity to enjoy great food, to meet their neighbors, to meet their elected officials, and to meet candidates who will appear on November 2 ballots in DuPage County. On July 5 last year, 200 attended a similar event in Wheaton’s Prairie Path Park, including Jack Ryan, Jim Oberweis, Andy McKenna, Chirinjeev Kathuria, and John Cox. Attendees at this year’s event enjoyed hot dogs and Polish sausages personally handed out by Debbie Malek from her cart. Debbie normally locates her cart at Cross and Wesley Streets at the southeast corner of Wheaton’s Adam’s Park, across the street from Wheaton’s Public Library. All the hot dogs and sausages were paid for by State Farm Insurance Agent Mark Prutzman. In its September 12, 2004 edition, the Daily Herald ran a major front page story on Debbie that included six pictures and quotes from Ron Smith. Attendees also enjoyed Oberweis ice cream and flavored milk personally handed out by Jim Oberweis and Sandy Rios from an Oberweis truck. Attendees enjoyed Jays potato chips provided by John Cox, salads and desserts that attendees brought to the picnic or were purchased with cash contributions, and soft drinks and ice paid for by the sponsors. Event costs included $180 for a $1 million insurance policy required for City of Wheaton and Wheaton Park District permits. The many people who helped make the event successful include Karen Diersen, Mark Prutzman, Bill Hogan, Mark Stern, and Gary Muehlfelt. Attendees included Rod McCulloch, Peter LaBarbera, Frank Penn, Richard Johns, Robert Gordon, George Kocan, Robert Sandberg, Leonard Sanchez, Lori Carlson, Richard Russo, Steve Carlson, Keith Carlson, Jason Hinkle, Mark Klage, Patrick Ryan, and Dr. Bob Krzyzewski. Alan will again be speaking in DuPage County on Friday, October 8, at 6:30 PM, at the Milton Township Republican Central Committee’s Viva Oktoberfest fundraiser at the Carlisle Banquet Hall in Lombard. Tickets are $45 or $400/table of ten.)
— SEPTEMBER 11, 2005 FLASHBACK: Nalepa gives keynote address at Wheaton’s 2005 Patriot Day picnic; Birkett, Brady, Fortner, Furstenau, Hultgren, Kathuria, Oberweis, Poe, Rauschenberger, Roskam, Rutherford, Wallace, Wegman, Zaruba, and many others attend – Dave Diersen
https://capitalfax.blogspot.com/2008/09/gopusa-illinois-daily-clips-september_11.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton’s 2005 Patriot Day picnic in Memorial Park honored the individuals who lost their lives as a result of terrorist attacks against America and showed support for America, for its war on terrorism, and for its military and law enforcement personnel. I had the honor of introducing the event’s master of ceremonies — nationally-known conservative activist, Fox News Channel contributor, and Culture Campaign President Sandy Rios. Wheaton Second Baptist Church Pastor Andre Allen gave the invocation. Korean War veteran Ron Smith led the pledge of allegiance. Harry Newman sang the National Anthem. Rios read President Bush’s 2005 Patriot Day proclamation, introduced the elected officials and candidates, and thanked the event sponsors. DuPage County Board Member Bob Heap spoke about DuPage’s implementation of 9/11 recommendations. 9/11 Families for a Secure America founder Peter Gadiel gave an outstanding speech about lessons learned from September 11, 2001. West Point graduate and USO board member Jim Nalepa gave an outstanding Patriot Day address. Newman concluded the program by singing “We still have heroes.” Attendees enjoyed delicious Debbie Malek hot dogs and Polish sausages courtesy of State Farm Insurance Agent Mark Prutzman, delicious pork sandwiches courtesy of State Representative Ray Poe, delicious Dr. Bob Rauschenbergers courtesy of State Senator Steve Rauschenberger, delicious Jays Potato Chips courtesy of John Cox, delicious ice cream and flavored milk courtesy of Jim Oberweis, and delicious soft drinks and bottled water courtesy of Charinijeev Kathuria. All Star Printing provided event flyers and DuPage County Board Chairman Bob Schillerstrom and Kane County Recorder Sandy Wegman covered the $385 cost of event insurance. The picnic provided attendees with a great opportunity to meet and speak with veterans, law enforcement officials, fire department officials, elected officials, and candidates. Many elected officials attended including State Senators Bill Brady, Carol Pankau, Rauschenberger, Peter Roskam, and Dan Rutherford; State Representatives Randy Hultgren, Roger Jenisch, and Poe; County officials Joe Birkett, Fred Bucholz, Heap, Gwen Henry, Gary King, Debra Olson, Jim Rasins, Darlene Ruscitti, Brien Sheahan, Pete Siekmann, Penny Wegman, Sandy Wegman, Tim Whelan, Jon Zahm, and John Zaruba; Township officials Sal Falbo, Moon Kahn, Gary Muehlfelt, and Leonard Sanchez; Municipal officials Alan Bolds, Jim Carr, Liz Corry, Mike Fortner, Dick Furstenau, and Howard Levine. Many candidates attended including congressional candidate Roskam; gubernatorial candidates Birkett, Brady, Oberweis, and Rauschenberger; Lieutenant Governor candidates Kathuria, Poe, Eric Wallace, and Wegman; Secretary of State candidate Rutherford; State Senate candidates Furstenau and Hultgren; and State Representative candidate Fortner. Former DuPage County Recorder Rick Carney and Mrs. Illinois Kaili Harding and her husband who graduated from West Point and served in both Afghanistan and Iraq also attended. By tomorrow, when I know how many of each type of food and beverage was served, I’ll have a better estimate of the number of the hundreds of people who attended. The many attendees included David Carlin, Dennis Driscoll, Bob Grahm, Joyce Hundhausen, Mark Klage, Jim Leahy, Bruce Mitroff, Mark Stern, Rick Veenstra, and Winston Waller. DuPage County is the second most populous county in Illinois and Wheaton is its county seat. Why didn’t the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Wheaton Leader, or the Wheaton Sun report on Wheaton’s Patriot Day event? Generally, the liberal media does not report on an event unless it can use that reporting to harm conservatives, that is, harm people who support the Republican platform. The vast majority of the attendees at Wheaton’s Patriot Day picnic were conservative Republicans — why didn’t more Democrats and RINOs attend? A number of Democrats told me that they would not attend because they are Democrats and because their attendance might be misinterpreted as support for President Bush. Attendance would have been even greater if fewer Democrats didn’t argue that Republicans have highjacked Patriot Day to promote the Patriot Act and President Bush’s policies in Iraq; if Blagojevich, Durbin, Hynes, Madigan, Obama, Quinn, or Topinka had helped sponsor event or confirmed that they would attend; if more Democrats and more RINOs shared the attitude toward patriotism and toward Patriot Day that Republicans have; if the Daily Herald had promoted the event like it promoted Naperville’s event; if there were not so many other competing events; and if the temperature/humidity had been lower.)

August 22 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago shootings: 40 shot, 5 fatally, in weekend gun violence, CPD says
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-gun-violence-police-weekend/10967751/
— Biden says 11,000 flown from Kabul over weekend during Sunday speech
https://abc7chicago.com/biden-speech-today-afghanistan-press-conference-kabul-airport/10967832/

NBC5
— Biden Says US-Led Evacuation from Kabul is Accelerating – Robert Burns and Darlene Superville
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/biden-says-us-led-evacuation-from-kabul-is-accelerating/2595924/

FOX32
— Trump targets Biden over Afghanistan but gets booed briefly on vaccines at Alabama rally – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-targets-biden-over-afghanistan-but-gets-booed-briefly-on-vaccines-at-alabama-rally

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— At least 41 shot, 7 fatally, 2 mass shootings in Chicago since Friday night. Six people were shot, one fatally, Saturday in the 1600 block of East 87th Place.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/8/21/22636162/chicago-weekend-roundup-august-20-23-crime-gun-violence-homicide-police
— Kinzinger on Biden’s Afghan pullout: ‘I think the execution has been extremely disastrous’ The Biden White House is under pressure to speed up issuing visas to Afghans who put their lives at risk to assist the U.S. military — and now may be trapped in the Taliban-controlled country. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/8/22/22636986/rep-adam-kinzinger-president-biden-afghan-pullout-i-think-execution-has-been-extremely-disastrous

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rabine: Teaching 3rd Graders about Masturbation “Outrageous”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/22/rabine-teaching-3rd-graders-about-masturbation-outrageous/
— Will Winnebago County State’s Attorney Allow Policeman to Keep His Pension?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/21/will-winnebago-county-states-attorney-allow-policeman-to-keep-his-pension/
— Champaign Black Lives Matter Riot Inciter Sentenced to Four Years
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/21/champaign-riot-inciter-sentenced-to-four-years/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Afghanistan refugees arrive in Texas for processing at Fort Bliss – Mike Glenn
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/22/afghanistan-refugees-arrive-texas-processing/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Taking on the heirs to Saul Alinsky – Ben Carson (COMMENT: I should write a book past and present Saul Alinsky disciples in the following: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/taking-on-the-heirs-to-saul-alinsky

FOX NEWS
— 1776 Unites member blasts critical race theory but warns about 1619 Project too – Michael Ruiz
https://www.foxnews.com/us/1776-unites-charles-love-critical-race-theory-1619-project

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump’s Alabama rally gave us a powerful phrase for the ages – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/trumps_alabama_rally_gave_us_a_powerful_phrase_for_the_ages.html
— However bad things were before, they’re worse now – Bruce Robinson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/however_bad_things_were_before_theyre_worse_now.html
— Parents have the right to be vocal – Helen Louise Herndon
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/parents_have_the_right_to_be_vocal.html

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Plays Gen. Patton Speech at Rally: We’re Tired of ‘Woke’ Generals – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/22/donald-trump-plays-gen-patton-speech-at-rally-were-tired-of-woke-generals/

BLAZE
— Trump’s fiery rally scorches Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal and ‘woke’ generals, but crowd spurns his vaccination remarks – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-rally-biden-afghanistan-vaccination

NEWSMAX
— Kinzinger Laments US Better at Fighting On Foreign Soil Than ‘Building Back’ – Fran Beyer
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/kinzinger-pompeo-trump-afghanistan/2021/08/22/id/1033323/
— Ret. Lt. Col. Oliver North: ‘Our Credibility Is Smashed By’ Biden – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/olivernorth-saigon-taliban-withdraw/2021/08/22/id/1033327/

TOWNHALL
— Trump’s Greatest Lines at Alabama Tour Stop: ‘Everything Woke Goes to S**t,’ ‘Vietnam Looks Like Master Class’ – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/08/22/trumps-greatest-lines-from-alabama-save-america-tour-stop-everything-woke-goes-to-st-vietnam-looks-like-master-class-n2594539

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— American Express Wages a Woke War on Itself – Rachel Greszler
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/american-express-wages-woke-war-itself

POST MILLENNIAL
— Colorado Springs parent speaks out against CRT, convincing school board to ban it. Derrick Wilburn, a concerned father, spoke at a Colorado Springs school board meeting against critical race theory (CRT). The school board then voted 3-2 against its implementation. – James Anthony
https://thepostmillennial.com/colorado-springs-crt

EPOCH TIMES
— Social Conservatives Feel Left Behind in 2021 Election, Organizer Says – Isaac Teo
https://www.theepochtimes.com/social-conservatives-feel-left-behind-in-2021-election-organizer-says_3959633.html

THE HILL
— Kinzinger: Execution of Afghanistan withdrawal ‘extremely disastrous’ – MYCHAEL SCHNELL
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/568909-kinzinger-execution-of-afghanistan-withdrawal-has-been-extremely

CNN
— Kinzinger condemns GOP lawmakers, right-wing media for refugee rhetoric
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/08/22/rep-adam-kinzinger-afghanistan-biden-trump-sotu-sot-vpx.cnn

WASHINGTON POST
— U.S. evacuations: Pentagon orders commercial airlines to provide planes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/22/afghanistan-kabul-taliban-live-updates/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Kinzinger rips into Trump and Mike Pompeo for ‘getting rolled’ by the Taliban – Oma Seddiq
https://www.businessinsider.com/adam-kinzinger-rips-donald-trump-pompeo-rolled-by-taliban-2021-8

NEWSWEEK
— Adam Kinzinger Says He’s Unsure How U.S. Will Stop Terrorism After Afghanistan Withdrawal – ANDREW STANTON
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-says-hes-unsure-how-us-will-stop-terrorism-after-afghanistan-withdrawal-1621856

LGBTQ NATION
— COMMENT: Democrat teachers promote LGBTQ, BLM, CRT, 1619, Reparations, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and the rest of the Democrat Party platform.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/08/conservatives-turning-school-boards-battleground-culture-wars/

August 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago mask mandate reinstated as COVID cases rise
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-face-masks-mask-mandate-chicaog/10957531/
— As Taliban promises women’s rights in Afghanistan, many remain skeptical – Ravi Baichwal
https://abc7chicago.com/taliban-women-press-conference-afghanistan-news-today-sharia-law/10957771/

NBC5
— Indoor Mask Mandate Issued in City of Chicago, Regardless of Vaccination Status
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/indoor-mask-mandate-issued-in-city-of-chicago-regardless-of-vaccination-status/2592375/
— 640 Afghans Crowd Inside US Military Cargo Plane to Flee Kabul Amid Taliban Takeover. After pulling themselves onto the aircraft as the ramp was closing, “the crew made the decision to go,” instead of trying to force the refugees off.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/640-afghans-crowd-inside-us-military-cargo-plane-to-flee-kabul-amid-taliban-takeover/2592230/

FOX32
— Chicago re-implementing indoor mask mandate, health officials announce
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-re-implementing-indoor-mask-mandate-health-officials-announce

WGN9
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Largest cannabis cultivation facility in Illinois coming to Matteson – Julian Crews
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/largest-cannabis-cultivation-facility-in-illinois-coming-to-matteson/

WGN RADIO
— ‘Pathway to citizenship’ in Senate reconciliation package – Alexandra Limon
https://wgnradio.com/news/pathway-to-citizenship-in-senate-reconciliation-package/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago mandates masks indoors as new COVID-19 cases top 400 a day – ALICE YIN and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-covid-chicago-400-cases-schools-fall-20210817-shqab4jfeva6haxuhorenipurq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Taliban allowing ‘safe passage’ Kabul airlift: White House. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan acknowledged reports that some civilians were encountering resistance — “being turned away or pushed back or even beaten” — as they tried to reach the Kabul international airport. But he said “very large numbers” were reaching the airport. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/17/22628955/taliban-allowing-safe-passage-kabul-airlift-white-house
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: New pot greenhouse touted during ground-breaking in Matteson – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2021/8/17/22629184/marijuana-pot-greenhouse-cultivation-matteson-groundbreaking-4front-ventures-illinois-grown-medicine

DAILY HERALD
— Chicago reinstituting mask requirement as 3,639 new COVID-19 cases logged statewide – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210817/chicago-reinstituting-mask-requirement-as-3639-new-covid-19-cases-logged-statewide-

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Get set to mask up again, Chicago The city says everyone in public indoor settings has to wear a face covering, starting Friday, as daily case counts top 400. – ALLY MAROTTI, STEPHANIE GOLDBERG, GREG HINZ, A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/health-care/get-set-mask-again-chicago

FOX ILLINOIS
— Taliban allowed on Twitter, as social media debates role in Afghanistan crisis – LEANDRA BERNSTEIN
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/taliban-allowed-on-twitter-as-social-media-debates-role-in-afghanistan-crisis

CITIES 92.9
— DuPage is the Best County to Live in Illinois – Samuel Stebbins
https://www.cities929.com/2021/08/17/this-is-the-best-county-to-live-in-illinois/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— GOP analysis shows Democrats’ statehouse map deviates up to 30%. After Census release, Illinois Republicans call for mapmaking commission. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/gop-analysis-shows-democrats-statehouse-map-deviates-up-to-30/article_b41b3ef2-fec7-11eb-a9a2-0f9772102537.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Durkin appoints inspector general who quit in disgust to search committee for her own replacement
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/17/durkin-appoints-inspector-general-who-quit-in-disgust-to-search-committee-for-her-own-replacement/
— WGN Chicago poll: Lightfoot and Foxx under water, crime top issue, positive opinion of CPD at 70 percent and rising
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/17/wgn-chicago-poll-lightfoot-and-foxx-under-water-crime-top-issue-positive-opinion-of-cpd-at-70-percent-and-rising/
— Campaign roundup: DPI meeting; Governor’s Day speakers; Demmer’s digital ad; Bailey’s new $$$; Giannoulias’ new backers; Another Supreme Court candidate
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/17/campaign-roundup-dpi-meeting-governors-day-speakers-demmers-digital-ad-baileys-new-giannoulias-new-backers-another-supreme-court-candidate/
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/17/covid-19-roundup-91/
— Downstate population loss makes it much easier for Democrats to reduce Republican congressional presence here
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/17/downstate-population-loss-makes-it-much-easier-for-democrats-to-reduce-republican-congressional-presence-here/
— Remap problem coverage roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/17/remap-problem-coverage-roundup/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Fall of Kabul is crowning achievement of Biden’s political career – Charles Hurt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/16/fall-of-kabul-is-crowning-achievement-of-joe-biden/

FOX NEWS
— College releases ‘1776 Curriculum’ to fight back against critical race theory. Curriculum offers nearly 2,500 pages of materials broken down into grade-specific lessons. – Michael Lee
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/college-releases-1776-curriculum-to-fight-back-against-critical-race-theory

GOPUSA
— Veterans: Biden’s Afghanistan Catastrophe Proves He Does Not Deserve Title Of ‘Commander In Chief’
https://www.gopusa.com/veterans-bidens-afghanistan-catastrophe-proves-he-does-not-deserve-title-of-commander-in-chief/
— Food Stamp Benefits In U.S. To Permanently Increase By 25% In October
https://www.gopusa.com/food-stamp-benefits-in-u-s-to-permanently-increase-by-25-in-october/
— Biden Sidesteps Responsibility For The Mess In Afghanistan Even As He Claims To Own It
https://www.gopusa.com/biden-sidesteps-responsibility-for-the-mess-in-afghanistan-even-as-he-claims-to-own-it/
— Identity Socialism
https://www.gopusa.com/identity-socialism/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The new form of socialism is not about class differences. Instead, it is about race, gender, and transgender. Reassignment of the classic divisive Socialist roles of “oppressed working class” and “capitalist oppressor” were the foundation of the leftist movements such as “me too”, “Black Lives Matter”, and “Transgender boys competing against girls.” The new oppressed versus oppressor paradigms are people-of-color versus whites, women versus men, alternative lifestyles versus men & heterosexuals, and illegals versus citizens. Undoubtedly, to generate more “oppressed” and “oppressor” pairs only requires assignment. As an example, in my house, canines oppress felines.)
— Hamas Congratulates Taliban For ‘Defeating’ US
https://www.gopusa.com/hamas-congratulates-taliban-for-defeating-us/
— Forced Out Of Hiding? Taliban Takes Afghanistan As Joe Biden Vacations (COMMENT: I took no vacation days at all during the first 18 months that I worked for IRS 1971-1972.)
https://www.gopusa.com/forced-out-of-hiding-taliban-takes-afghanistan-as-joe-biden-vacations/
— South Carolina County GOP Censures Lindsey Graham For Infrastructure Vote (COMMENT: I should write a book about the many votes that Republicans who have represented my precinct since 2000 have cast against the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.gopusa.com/south-carolina-county-gop-censures-lindsey-graham-for-infrastructure-vote/
— Taliban Affirms Women In Afghanistan Will Be Subject To Sharia Law
https://www.gopusa.com/taliban-affirms-women-in-afghanistan-will-be-subject-to-sharia-law/
— Taxpayers Are Getting Ripped Off And Congress Does Nothing – Stephen Moore
https://www.gopusa.com/taxpayers-are-getting-ripped-off-and-congress-does-nothing/

DAILY CALLER
— Republican Rep. Says ‘Groups’ Like Al-Qaida Can ‘Grow Again And Metastasize’ After Taliban Takeover – NICOLE SILVERIO
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/17/john-katko-terrorism-grow-metastasize-taliban/
— Kinzinger: What If We Had Not Shut Down Bagram Air Force Base? – JORDAN LANCASTER
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/17/adam-kinzinger-shut-down-bagram-air-force-base/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘Counting Their Final Hours’: Taliban Conducting ‘Door To Door’ Searches For U.S. Allies, Journalists – Tim Pearce
https://www.dailywire.com/news/counting-their-final-hours-taliban-conducting-door-to-door-searches-for-u-s-allies-journalists-reports-say

TOWNHALL
— Report Reveals Just How Much Biden Lied to Us on Afghanistan – Spensor Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2021/08/17/dod-ig-report-on-afghanistan-n2594272

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Endless wars equals endless refugees – Michelle Malkin
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/17/michelle-malkin-endless-wars-equals-endless-refugees-1120383/

EPOCH TIMES
— Taliban Warning: US Must Fully Withdraw American Troops by Sept. 11 – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/taliban-warning-us-must-fully-withdraw-american-troops-by-sept-11_3952767.htm
— Around 11,000 Americans Remain in Taliban-Held Afghanistan: White House – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/5000-to-10000-americans-remain-in-taliban-held-afghanistan-pentagon_3952778.html
— Taliban Spokesman: No Groups Will Be Allowed to Use Afghanistan for Terrorist Attacks – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/taliban-spokesman-no-groups-will-be-allowed-to-use-afghanistan-for-terrorist-attacks_3952857.html

THE HILL
— School districts impose mask mandates, defying GOP governors – REID WILSON (COMMENT: Expect that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will impose ever stricter mask and vaccination mandates.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/568233-school-districts-impose-mask-mandates-defying-gop-governors
— September unemployment cliff looms for 7 million Americans – SYLVAN LANE (COMMENT: If you have never collected unemployment, what are the reasons? For me, they include my taking BAD JOBS that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never stoop to take. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/568110-september-unemployment-cliff-looms-for-7-million-americans

YAHOO
— Where Did All the White People Go? Ranking the Blackest and Whitest Places in America, According to the New Census Data – Michael Harriot
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/where-did-white-people-ranking-130000747.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas tested positive for the coronavirus. – Dan Levin
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/us/greg-abbott-texas-covid-positive.html
— Chicago imposes an indoor mask mandate in hopes of reining in rising virus cases. – Daniel E. Slotnik
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/17/us/chicago-new-mexico-mask-mandate.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Florida to punish two school districts in first sanctions under DeSantis mask mandate restrictions – Derek Hawkins, Adela Suliman, Bryan Pietsch, Lateshia Beachum, and Meryl Kornfield
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/08/17/covid-delta-variant-live-updates/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Taliban Consolidate Control in Afghanistan’s Capital as Thousands Remain Stranded. A leader of the Islamist movement returns to the country, while U.S. says insurgents will let fleeing Afghans into airport. – Yaroslav Trofimov, Saeed Shah and Andrew Restuccia
https://www.wsj.com/articles/taliban-consolidate-control-in-afghanistans-capital-thousands-remain-stranded-11629195393
— Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan Celebrated by Extremists on Social Media. Terrorist groups could seek a return to Afghanistan, though al Qaeda is weakened and Islamic State has clashed with Taliban. – Warren P. Strobel and Dustin Volz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/extremists-celebrate-taliban-takeover-of-afghanistan-on-social-media-11629192600

NPR
— NOVEMBER 20, 2006 FLASHBACK: GOP Candidate for Iowa House Reflects on Defeat (COMMENT: I should write a book about Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and in Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) caucuses since 2000 who have made it the most clear that they do not want me to help elect them or to help reelect them. My critics/opponents, their operatives, their operatives can stress that none of the following came to my defense this year when Wheaton stopped me from raising funds from Republicans so that they could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks: a) the aforesaid candidates, b) the leaders of MTRO, DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Illinois Republican Party (IRP); c) the Republican leaders of the Wheaton Park District (WPD), Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois; d) conservative leaders; and e) religious leaders. They can stress that a leader of both MTRO and Milton Township spoke in favor of the WPD official who took the lead in stopping me this year from raising funds from Republicans so that they could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. They can stress the many adverse actions that the following have taken against me since 2000: a) the aforesaid candidates, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their volunteers, b) MTRO, c) DCRCC, d) IRP, c) WPD, d) WCC, e) Wheaton, f) Milton Township, g) DuPage County, h) Illinois i) conservative leaders, j) religious leaders, and k) those who I have sued.)
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/6505343
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Can you, as a candidate, tell your party, hey, don’t do this, I don’t want your help?)

MORNING CONSULT
— Democrats’ Drive to the Left Threatens Their Grip on Power. Voters see both parties polarizing, but it’s only the Democrats they increasingly say are too extreme. – CAMERON EASLEY & MORGAN HALVORSEN (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most as being too conservative. I would focus on a) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and in Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) caucuses since 2000, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their volunteers; b) the leaders of MTRO, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party; c) the Republican leaders of the Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois; d) conservative leaders; and e) religious leaders.)
https://morningconsult.com/2021/07/26/state-of-the-parties-ideology-extremes/

FIVE THIRTY EIGHT
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/republican-views-on-immigration-are-shifting-even-further-to-the-right-under-biden/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 70% of Voters Say Crime Is ‘Out of Control’ (COMMENT: The more votes that Democrats get, the more that crime and poverty increase.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/partner_surveys/70_of_voters_say_crime_is_out_of_control
— US Embraces a Diversity China Fears – Patrick J. Buchanan
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_pat_buchanan/us_embraces_a_diversity_china_fears

August 16 Morning Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

August 13 Evening Edition

FOX32
— Pritzker signs new Illinois law banning hair discrimination in schools
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-signs-new-illinois-law-banning-hair-discrimination-in-schools

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: MacArthur Foundation gives almost $80M in grants to organizations to advance the Democrat Party platform.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/people/ct-macarthur-foundation-equitable-recovery-grants-tt-0813-20210813-dh2q6ut7wnfi7dfqqgdbfp7h44-story.html
— Dozens of Chicago bars and restaurants are only admitting vaccinated customers. How’s that going? And could the city mandate it as COVID-19 cases climb again? – JOSH NOEL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/ct-food-vaccinated-only-bars-restaurants-chicago-how-its-going-20210813-pjutel37kjgfznaeapmyodlgqu-story.html
— Wheaton mansion sells for $2.89M, the highest price on record for that city – BOB GOLDSBOROUGH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/elite-street/ct-re-elite-street-record-wheaton-mansion-sale-20210813-c3xjrqai75hohejon6be4mmezq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As more places demand COVID vaccination proof, here’s everything you need to know. The rules often vary. What some businesses are requiring, how to navigate this — including how to get a card from Northwestern Medicine, which initially didn’t provide them. – Stephanie Zimmermann
https://chicago.suntimes.com/essential-coronavirus-news/2021/8/13/22621994/vaccine-cards-passport-covid-coronavirus-vaccination
— Slaying of Officer Ella French shows police need our support more than ever. ‘She was like a lamb in the pit of vipers and jackals,’ says a retired Chicago police official. – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/8/13/22623970/ella-french-killing-chicago-police-department-need-support-more-than-ever

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois Democrats look to eliminate GOP House district – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210813/news/308139943
— As Illinois logs highest COVID-19 counts since April, what now with booster shots? – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210813/as-illinois-logs-highest-covid-19-counts-since-april-what-now-with-booster-shots
— Nurses, protesters rally against hospital vaccine mandate in Elgin – Rick West
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20210811/nurses-protesters-rally-against-hospital-vaccine-mandate-in-elgin
— Proposed McHenry County flag policy including limits on pride flag set for final vote – Ben Szalinski
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210813/proposed-mchenry-county-flag-policy-including-limits-on-pride-flag-set-for-final-vote

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— No masks in schools, say Bloomington protestors – BRENDAN DENISON
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/watch-now-no-masks-in-schools-say-bloomington-protestors/article_84d52d6c-d2d3-536b-bceb-2f5b206899dd.html

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Fire Pritzker Rally for Freedom
https://www.williamjkelly.org/events/zr1wg?s=5249334434427387904
— Facebook censors Newsmax reporter’s post about police after Ella French’s death
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/facebook-censors-newsmax-reporters-post-about-police-after-ella-frenchs-death

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PRITZKER MANDATES MASKS FOR PUBLIC, NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS; BAILEY DEMANDS BASIS FOR POLICY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/pritzker-mandates-masks-for-public-non-public-schools-bailey-demands-basis-for-policy.html
— GOV. PRITZKER SIGNS LANDMARK LAW TO “PREVENT HAIR BIAS IN ILLINOIS SCHOOLS”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/gov-pritzker-signs-landmark-law-to-prevent-hair-bias-in-illinois-schools.html
— BIAS BY OMISSION: 1619 PROJECT IGNORES DEMOCRATIC PARTY’S HISTORY OF RACISM
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/bias-by-omission-1619-project-ignores-democratic-partys-history-of-racism.html
— THE EVIDENCE IS CLEAR: DEMOCRATS ARE PUSHING AMERICA TOWARD ECONOMIC DISASTER
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/the-evidence-is-clear-democrats-are-pushing-america-toward-economic-disaster.html
— A WOKE EDUCATION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/a-woke-education.html
— TURNS OUT CALIFORNIANS HATE ELECTRIC VEHICLES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/turns-out-californians-hate-electric-vehicles.html
— DOES IT VIOLATE THE NUREMBERG CODE?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/this-violates-the-nuremberg-code.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Pritzker still not going, citing family plans *** After Pritzker refuses to attend big indoor brunch fundraiser, IDCCA moves event outside
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/13/after-pritzker-refuses-to-attend-big-indoor-brunch-fundraiser-idcca-moves-event-outside/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DHS sets new high for catch-and-release at border. July also set new records for most children and parents caught – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/13/dhs-sets-new-high-catch-and-release-border/

GOPUSA
— Fox Poll: Majority Of Registered Democrat Voters Now Prefer Socialism To Capitalism
https://www.gopusa.com/fox-poll-majority-of-registered-democrat-voters-now-prefer-socialism-to-capitalism/
— Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett Refuses Request To Block Indiana University Vaccine Mandate
https://www.gopusa.com/supreme-court-justice-refuses-request-to-block-college-vaccine-mandate/
— Atlanta Mom Says School ‘Segregated’ Daughter Into Black-Only Classes: Lawsuit
https://www.gopusa.com/atlanta-mom-says-school-segregated-daughter-into-black-only-classes-lawsuit/
— What The Woke Folk Are In For
https://www.gopusa.com/what-the-woke-folk-are-in-for/

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Senate’s “Stop CRT Act” may not catch the millions to CRT in Providence – Justin Katz
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/senates-stop-crt-act-may-not-catch-the-millions-to-crt-in-providence/

BREITBART
— Woke Capitalism: Steve Forbes Rebukes American Express over Critical Race Theory Training – JOHN CARNEY
https://www.breitbart.com/social-justice/2021/08/13/amex-critical-race-theory-training/

BLAZE
— Outrage erupts against Justice Amy Coney Barrett over vaccine mandate decision – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/amy-coney-barrett-vaccine-mandate

DAILY WIRE
— West Point Teaching ‘Marxism,’ Military Official Says; Left-Wing Courses Revealed – Amanda Prestigiacomo
https://www.dailywire.com/news/west-point-teaching-marxism-military-official-says-left-wing-courses-revealed

FEDERALIST
— How Parents Are Holding Schools Accountable For Politicizing Education
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/13/how-parents-are-holding-schools-accountable-for-politicizing-education/
— Critical Race Theory Aims To Murder The Souls Of White Children CRT aims to annihilate the souls of white people, to morally paralyze them via a protracted process of induced guilt, shame, embarrassment, and extortion. – Jason Hill
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/13/critical-race-theory-aims-to-murder-the-souls-of-white-children/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Why Race-Based Politics Undermines Minority Communities – William Deatherage
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/why-race-based-politics-undermines-minority-communities

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Universities Are Complicit in Ballooning Student Debt – DANIEL TENREIRO
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2021/09/01/universities-are-complicit-in-ballooning-student-debt/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Loudoun County Residents Speak Out Against CRT: “This Is About Power and Control” – Tyler Stone
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/08/13/loudoun_county_residents_speak_out_against_crt_this_is_about_power_and_control.html

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— American Express Training Employees That Capitalism Is ‘Racist’ “Workers are also directed toward a series of articles that … demonstrate that white children become racist before they can speak and persuade employees that Congress should pass legislation for race-based reparations.”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/american-express-training-employees-that-capitalism-is-racist/

EPOCH TIMES
— Why I Oppose Critical Race Theory – Phil King
https://www.theepochtimes.com/why-i-oppose-critical-race-theory_3946090.html
— Homeland Security Ignoring Congressional Requests for Info on Where Illegal Immigrants are Being Sent – Mark Tapscott
https://www.theepochtimes.com/homeland-security-ignoring-congressional-requests-for-info-on-where-illegal-immigrants-are-being-sent_3947842.html

FORBES
— How Tennis, Golf, And White Anxiety Block Racial Integration – Jay Fitzgerald
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hbsworkingknowledge/2021/08/13/how-tennis-golf-and-white-anxiety-block-racial-integration/

August 12 Evening Edition

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FEDERALIST
— The ACLU Has It Backward: Schools Should Worry About Being Sued For Teaching Critical Race Theory. The ACLU is warning schools that teaching CRT is necessary to avoid creating a racially hostile environment. Yet singling out children as inherently racist is grounds for a lawsuit — and they’ve already begun. – Rick Esenberg (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts who is a racist and/or sexist in a) the organizations that you are a member of, b) your municipality, c) your township, d) your county, and e) Illinois? I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout who is racist and sexist in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who blame others for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who destroy those a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. They stress that I support the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform.)
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/12/the-aclu-has-it-backward-schools-should-worry-about-being-sued-for-teaching-critical-race-theory/

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

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

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