ABC7
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 3,235 new coronavirus cases, 24 deaths. Chicago’s top doctor issues Easter weekend warning as COVID cases climb.
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-3235-new-covid-cases-24-deaths/10474609/
— Florida governor issues order banning ‘vaccine passports’ – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/health/florida-governor-issues-order-banning-vaccine-passports/10475937/
NBC5
— Illinois ‘Would Welcome’ MLB All-Star Game, Pritzker Says
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-would-welcome-all-star-game-pritzker-says/2477548/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger is at war with Trumpism, but GOP ‘tribes’ are heavily against him – ERIC ZORN (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. I am a member of the Republican Party’s platform tribe.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-kinzinger-trump-republican-tribes-poll-fabrizio-zorn-20210402-ttjzojzj3rgivi7rxxc4upf4em-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The bad news for Kinzinger is that a recent national survey of more than 1,200 Republican voters found that only 15% fall into the “Never Trump” category. The survey, conducted by Fabrizio, Lee and Associates, a Republican polling firm, and released in March, sorted the GOP into five “tribes,” four of which are populated by Trump fans. The “Diehard Trumpers” tribe makes up 27% of the party, the survey found. Members of this group said they “believe Trump should still lead the party,” will definitely support him if he runs for president in 2024 and consider themselves more Trump supporters than Republicans. The “Infowars GOP” tribe — the crackpot caucus — makes up 10% of the party and its members believe “several conspiracy theories pushed by QAnon” as part of their near unanimous support of Trump. The “Trump Boosters” tribe makes up 28% of the party, according to the poll findings. These Republicans give the ex-president “very strong job approval ratings” and show a preference for Trump in a theoretical primary ballot. The “Post-Trump GOP” tribe, 20% of the party, has a “strong, positive opinion” of Trump, but members say they think it’s time for him to step back. Yet only 5% of that tribe expressed support for the theoretical 2024 candidacy of Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, the most Kinzingeresque of the potential Republican presidential hopefuls. Overall, 88% of respondents had a favorable opinion of Trump’s presidency and 57% said they’d definitely vote for him if he runs again. And while, yes, Anthony Fabrizio worked as a pollster for Trump in 2016 and 2020, FiveThirtyEight’s pollster rating gives his firm decent marks and says its results skew slightly Democratic. Further, the overall image emerging from the Fabrizio Lee poll of the GOP as a party in cultish thrall to Trump is born out by news story after news story of moderate Republican officeholders under threat or heading for the exits. Kinzinger hasn’t announced his political plans yet and did not return my request for comment. But if he runs for reelection in 2022 the “fight and battle” he envisions looks to be far tougher than just “difficult.”)
— Capitol Police officer killed, another injured when car rams barricade; knife-wielding driver shot dead – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-us-capitol-shooting-20210402-e4uu4y3ufjhepbna5dmzekla4a-story.html
— Local politicos put together wish lists as Biden pushes $2T infrastructure plan | At 2-year mark, Lightfoot has yet to fulfill key campaign promises | White House sends Easter eggs to Chicago – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-biden-infrastructure-illinois-wishlist-lightfoot-campaign-promises-spin-20210402-avbgdjhnd5hlji6guufgzrflne-story.html
— Ballot drop boxes and curbside voting now allowed for all Illinois elections
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-election-drop-box-20210402-6k55nglijrfx3ltzlhnm34emui-story.html
— Conservatives’ rejection of vaccine passports defies conservatism – Conservatives’ rejection of vaccine passports defies conservatism – STEVE CHAPMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-vaccine-passports-republicans-desantis-chapman-20210402-tsqvgje4krchtenqizrv47nnca-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats do everything that they can to make Republicans pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion. Democrats use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/4/2/22363316/evanston-reparations-robin-rue-simmons
DAILY HERALD
— Pritzker signs Morrison’s vote-by-mail expansion legislation into law – JJ Bullock
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210402/pritzker-signs-morrisons-vote-by-mail-expansion-legislation-into-law
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters encourage Asian-Americans to hate Republicans.
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/asian-american-university-students-in-illinois-fear-for-elders-after-spate-of-racist-attacks-urge/article_a4222072-c3b1-5dd0-b9a9-aae6620e2fa6.html
SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Liz Gorman slams Keith Pekau’s “fake Republicans” in video ads
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2021/04/02/gorman-slams-pekaus-fake-republicans-in-video-ads/
NORTHERN STAR
— Kinzinger discusses state of US democracy in NIU lecture series – Greg Gancarz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, in Illinois, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use “democracy” to destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, and destroy governments that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://northernstar.info/84823/news/kinzinger-discusses-state-of-us-democracy-lecture-series/
DES PLAINES PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shooting to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are White men.
https://patch.com/illinois/desplaines/asian-american-caucus-lawmakers-hold-vigil-rally-evanston
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Socialists fight to hold on to Glen Ellyn school board
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/585006222-socialists-fight-to-hold-on-to-glen-ellyn-school-board
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Demand rising for use of military bases to house migrant children amid surge – Abraham Mahshie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/demand-rising-use-military-bases-house-migrant-children
FOX NEWS
— CBP projects 184,000 migrant children will cross border in fiscal year 2021 It would be the highest number of unaccompanied children on record – Adam Shaw, Griff Jenkins
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cbp-projects-184000-migrant-children-cross-border-fy-2021
— The problem with having a ‘woke’ military – Rachel Campos-Duffy
https://www.foxnews.com/media/rachel-campos-duffy-the-problem-with-having-a-woke-military
— California, New York localities push reparations through Universal Basic Income. Rochester is also proposing a home ownership program. – Sam Dorman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-new-york-reparations-universal-basic-income
GOPUSA
— The Left Opposes IDs For Voting, But Not For Vaccines
https://www.gopusa.com/the-left-opposes-ids-for-voting-but-not-for-vaccines/
— CNN: There Is ‘No Consensus Criteria For Assigning Sex At Birth’ – Accuracy in Media
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=108408
— AOC: There’s NO Border Crisis… And Don’t Say SURGE! – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=108405
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Biden Restarts Visa Program to Outsource Jobs – Liz Sheld
https://amgreatness.com/2021/04/02/morning-greatness-biden-restarts-visa-program-to-outsource-jobs/
BREITBART
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Booed at Wrigley Field – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2021/04/02/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-booed-wrigley-field/
— Blue State Blues: Joe Biden Turns Out to Be the Socialist He Said He Wasn’t – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/04/02/blue-state-blues-joe-biden-turns-out-to-be-the-socialist-he-said-he-wasnt/
— New Houston Facility to House 500 Unaccompanied Migrant Girls – ILDEFONSO ORTIZ and BRANDON DARBY
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2021/04/02/report-new-houston-facility-to-house-500-unaccompanied-migrant-girls/
— MLB Caves to Biden, Moves All-Star Game in Response to GA Voting Law – DYLAN GWINN
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2021/04/02/mlb-caves-biden-moves-all-star-game-in-response-to-ga-voting-law/
— Evidence Is Mounting That Enhanced Employment Benefits Are Keeping Americans Out Of Jobs – JOHN CARNEY
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/04/02/carney-evidence-is-mounting-that-enhanced-employment-benefits-are-keeping-americans-out-of-jobs/
BLAZE
— CNN analyst urges Biden administration to tie vaccinations to Americans’ ‘freedoms’ ‘If everything is reopened, what’s the carrot going to be?’ – BRECK DUMAS (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats make it illegal to leave your home if you are not fully vaccinated? That would stop me from a) attending Milton Township Republican Organization meetings in person, b) going door-to-door collecting signatures in my precinct on nominating petitions for Republican candidates, and c) going door-to-door delivering campaign literature in my precinct for Republican candidates.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/cnn-analyst-urges-biden-administration-to-tie-vaccinations-to-americans-freedoms
DAILY CALLER
— Around 1,000 Illegal Migrants Evading Overwhelmed Border Officials Daily – KAYLEE GREENLEE
https://dailycaller.com/2021/04/02/illegal-migrant-got-aways-cbp-1000-daily/
FEDERALIST
— Border Patrol Is So Overwhelmed That Nearly 1000 Migrants A Day Are Crossing Unpursued
https://thefederalist.com/2021/04/02/border-patrol-is-so-overwhelmed-that-nearly-1000-migrants-a-day-are-crossing-unpursued/
HANNITY
— CHAOS: 171,000+ Migrants Breached US Border in March, Highest Number in the Past 15 YEARS
https://hannity.com/media-room/chaos-171000-migrants-breached-us-border-in-march-highest-number-in-the-past-15-years/
NEWSMAX
— Facebook, Twitter Employees Donated Almost Exclusively to Dems – Brian Trusdell
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/facebook-twitter-dems-house/2021/04/02/id/1016191/
TOWNHALL
— Biden Scolds Americans for Acting Like They Have Freedom – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2021/04/02/biden-remarks-n2587334
— How Former Gov. Walker Is Providing a ‘Cancel Culture’ Alternative for America’s Youth – Connor McNulty
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/connormcnulty/2021/04/02/former-gov-walker-introduces-the-long-game-action-plan-providing-acancel-culture-alternative-for-americas-youth-n2587331
NEWS BUSTERS
— According to liberal journalists, conservative Republicans would do absolutely horrific things to get and stay in power, even wage a “Holy War” and commit “torture“ to bring back “Jim Crow” laws. – Geoffrey Dickens (DIERSEN: Democrats defend liberals. RINOs do not defend conservatives.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/geoffrey-dickens/2021/04/02/smearing-conservatives-shootings-acceptable-want-jim-crow-back
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— What’s Jesus coming back for? – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/what-s-jesus-coming-back-for
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Back in 2014, Phil Robertson, the patriarch of the Duck Dynasty clan and a committed Evangelical Christian preached an Easter sermon about sin at Whites Ferry Road Church in his hometown of West Monroe, LA. The substance of the sermon, based on a verse from Corinthians defining “sinners,” eventually got him pushed out of his TV show and generally deplatformed. “Neither the sexually immoral, nor the idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes, nor homosexual offenders, nor thieves, nor greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God,” preached Mr. Robertson. The New York Post reported that during the time Mr. Robertson was preaching the “Duck Dynasty” patriarch got tremendous rounds of applause and cheers. Does anyone reading this believe the cheers and applause were because the audience was free of sin, or that no one in attendance had checked any of the boxes on the list Paul gave us in his letter to the church at Corinth? If you do, we have a bridge in Brooklyn and a couple of New Age books to sell you, cheap.)
PATRIOT POST
— The Coalition of the Un-Woke – Josh Hammer
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/78877-the-coalition-of-the-un-woke-2021-04-02
— The Totalitarian Left – Gary Bauer
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/78879-the-totalitarian-left-2021-04-02
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— RI State Rep. Patricia Morgan: Keep Critical Race Theory Out Of Schools, “it is a step backwards for our country” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/04/ri-state-rep-patricia-morgan-keep-critical-race-theory-out-of-schools-it-is-a-step-backwards-for-our-country/
ONE AMERICA NEWS NOW
— Biden Assembles Cabinet, Praises ‘Diversity’ Over Competence (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors promoted over me their Democrat employees who were minority, female, and/or younger and who had less job-related work experience, education, and/or professional certifications and licenses than I had.)
https://www.oann.com/biden-assembles-cabinet-praises-diversity-over-competence/
THE HILL
— Number of migrants detained at southern border reaches 15-year high – CELINE CASTRONUOVO
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/546188-number-of-migrants-detained-at-southern-border-reaches-15-year-high
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “Asking the wrong questions about our culture of toxic polarization.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/546205-asking-the-wrong-questions-about-our-culture-of-toxic-polarization
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Seven Democratic governors are calling on President Joe Biden to lift the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions that was a part of former President Donald Trump’s massive 2017 tax law.
https://waow.com/2021/04/02/7-governors-call-on-biden-to-lift-10k-cap-on-tax-deductions/
REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats “push U.S. companies to get political.”
https://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSL1N2LU01E?il=0
NEW YORK TIMES
— Arrivals at the southern border surpassed a 15-year high in March, and included many unaccompanied minors. – Zolan Kanno-Youngs (DIERSEN: The more that Democrats and RINOs invite illegals, the more illegals that come.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/us/border-crossings-us-mexico.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to promote professional sports is to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/02/sports/baseball/mlb-all-star-game-moved.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Border crossings in March jumped to highest level in 15 years, data shows – Nick Miroff (DIERSEN: The more that Democrats and RINOs invite illegals, the more illegals that come.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/march-border-crossings/2021/04/02/150ee61c-93b3-11eb-9af7-fd0822ae4398_story.html
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Houston agency prepares for hundreds of migrant kids to arrive
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/immigration/article/Houston-agency-prepares-for-arrival-of-migrant-16072699.php
DESERET NEWS
— Kinzinger hoping to remake his party just tripled his fundraising numbers – D. Hunter Schwarz (DIERSEN: “Remaking his party” is code for driving out of the Republican Party all those who voted for Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. 26,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump.)
https://www.deseret.com/2021/4/2/22362044/republican-party-adam-kinzinger-impeach-donald-trump-country-first-pac-fundraising
DAILY COMMERCIAL
— Enough of promoting racial disharmony – Russ Sloan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage minorities to hate Whites who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailycommercial.com/story/opinion/columns/2021/04/02/right-enough-promoting-racial-disharmony/4850539001/
MARKET WATCH
— Why the drop in the unemployment rate to 6% doesn’t mean very much. The labor market is weaker than it seems because the official unemployment rate ignores people who’ve lost hours or have given up looking for work – Christopher F. Baum and Michael W. Klein (DIERSEN: Because my Democrat GAO superiors had made it impossible for me to find paid work appropriate for someone with my work experience, education, professional certifications, and professional license, I gave up looking for paid work in 1998 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-the-unemployment-rate-underestimates-the-number-of-unemployed-people-11617321212
