ABC7
— Mayor Lightfoot, Gov. Pritzker hammer Trump administration on coronavirus
response, stockpile comments – Rob Elgas
https://abc7chicago.com/health/lightfoot-prtizker-hammer-trump-administration-on-coronavirus-response/6075482/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-4/4/2020
— Biden, Trump campaigns haven’t called for Wisconsin primary postponement –
WILL STEAKIN
https://abc7chicago.com/biden-trump-campaigns-havent-called-for-wisconsin-primary-postponement-/6075527/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 3M fires back at Trump, says halting exports of N95 face masks would
backfire, hurt U.S. – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronativus-trump-3m-n95-masks-20200403-svjgqtec5nhthhruu6766awlr4-story.html
— Wisconsin Republicans say Tuesday’s election should go on as scheduled
despite coronavirus outbreak – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-wisconsin-primary-election-absentee-voting-20200403-b24twlevgzfj3jv3y2dcbaapbu-story.html
— Fight against coronavirus requires ‘unprecedented’ work and flexibility for
DuPage Health Department executive director – ERIN HEGARTY and SARAH FREISHTAT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-county-health-karen-ayala-st-20200404-ny4lmr5ponb6fn2vpdw5kujs4e-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Shortage of supplies has imperiled those on front line of coronavirus
pandemic
https://chicago.suntimes.com/essential-coronavirus-news/2020/4/4/21207933/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-april-2020
— What worries Chicagoans most about the coronavirus As we settle into our new
(temporary) normal, anxieties are still high for many. We asked Sun-Times
readers what worries them most about the pandemic. – Alice Bazerghi (DIERSEN: I
worry about the success that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs will
have in blaming Republicans for coronavirus.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/3/21206730/coronavirus-worries-chicago-covid19-pandemic-anxiety-stress
— Assessor trying to ensure Cook County property values adjusted to reflect
‘coronavirus effect’ All property owners will get a notification from the Cook
County assessor’s office. Assessor Fritz Kaegi said his staff will “have to
bend over backwards to keep on schedule” but he’s optimistic they’ll be able to
get things done on time. – Rachel Hinton (DIERSEN: How much do you estimate the
value of your home has gone down so far because of coronavirus and efforts to
fight it?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/3/21207689/cook-county-assessor-fritz-kaegi-property-values-coronavirus-effect
— Billionaire Griffin sets up shop in shuttered Florida hotel Griffin flew two
dozen traders from Chicago and New York to set up shop at the Four Seasons
hotel as Citadel Securities moved its operations there, Bloomberg reported.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/4/3/21207827/ken-griffin-citadel-securities-florida-hotel
— Searching for Joe Biden During the pandemic, Biden, like the rest of us, is
obeying stay-at-home orders and engaging in a virtual campaign. – Laura
Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/4/4/21207507/searching-for-joe-biden
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Will a graduated income tax help ensure fiscal order
in Illinois? – Barbara Vitello
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200404/will-a-graduated-income-tax-help-ensure-fiscal-order-in-illinois
HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois lawmakers adapt to new reality during COVID-19 pandemic – BEN ORNER
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/illinois-lawmakers-adapt-to-new-reality-during-covid-19-pandemic/article_e7b50df1-e02c-5047-a679-efcff3dedb53.html
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Illinois wrestles with unemployment surge – Greg Bishop
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Illinois-wrestles-with-unemployment-surge-15177265.php
BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— When will the impact of coronavirus hit state budgets like Illinois’? – JOSH
GOODMAN
https://www.bnd.com/news/coronavirus/article241724941.html
SUBURBAN LIFE
— Underwood, Foster urge Trump to boost protective gear supply – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/04/01/underwood-foster-urge-trump-to-boost-protective-gear-supply/aowl0zd/
FOX ILLINOIS & NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Pennsylvania halting pay for 9,000 state workers – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/pennsylvania-halting-pay-for-9000-state-workers
https://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/pennsylvania-halting-pay-for-9000-state-workers
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Campaigning During COVID-19 – CLAUDIA BAKER
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/campaigning-during-covid-19
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— State lawmakers adapt to new reality during COVID-19 pandemic – BEN ORNER
https://www.capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/state-lawmakers-adapt-to-new-reality-during-covid-19-pandemic
CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Mayor Lightfoot says Chicago should prepare for 40,000 COVID-19
hospitalizations, contradicting projections – Kyla Asbury
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/529028209-mayor-lightfoot-says-chicago-should-prepare-for-40-000-covid-19-hospitalizations-contradicting-projections
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County lost nearly 1,000 manufacturing jobs in 2019; COVID-19 and
Pritzker’s progressive tax expected to increase losses – April Bamburg
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/529044384-dupage-county-lost-nearly-1-000-manufacturing-jobs-in-2019-covid-19-and-pritzker-s-progressive-tax-expected-to-increase-losses
PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Political strategist Chris Robling: Sen. Brady should resign over role in
bad loan – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: Many, if not most of those who have worked
the hardest to destroy me have painted themselves as being operatives or dupes
for Bill Brady. They blame me for all the losses that Bill Brady has suffered.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/529042265-political-strategist-sen-brady-should-resign-over-role-in-bad-loan
— Pritzker withholding COVID-19 hospitalization numbers, Wirepoints says –
Kyla Asbury
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/529028223-pritzker-withholding-covid-19-hospitalization-numbers-wirepoints-says
— First Amendment authority: Pritzker’s demand that paper unpublish story
‘extreme measure’ – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those
who have punished me and who continue to punish me for including links in
GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles they do not like. They have been emboldened
by those who could/should come to my defense, but have not.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/529040855-first-amendment-authority-pritzker-s-demand-that-paper-unpublish-story-extreme-measure
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A
First Amendment authority says a demand by Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office that a
central Illinois newspaper unpublish a story about the governor’s progressive
income tax proposal was “highly unusual.” “Push back from a politician about
facts being wrong or problems with the overall tone of the piece is what you
normally see,” David Snyder, executive director of the First Amendment
Coalition, told Prairie State Wire. “And if the paper did get the facts wrong,
it should correct them immediately. But asking for a retraction of an entire
article is a pretty extreme measure.” Pritzker’s office reportedly asked the
Jacksonville Journal-Courier last month to unpublish a story by The Center Square
about the governor’s plans to cut spending if voters in November shoot down his
plans to shift from a flat income tax to a progressive one. The tax shift
proposal, an amendment to the state constitution, is on the ballot this fall.
In a follow-up story, The Center Square wrote that a spokesman for the
governor, Jordan Abudayyeh, sent an email to the paper’s editor saying that the
article was “flawed” and lacked context. “Ultimately, it would
be prudent to take down this partisan content masquerading as news,” she
was quoted as writing in the email. The Center Square said that a video
accompanying story on its website shows Pritzker saying what he is quoted as
saying in the story. “The governor’s office did not alert The Center Square to
any errors in the Feb. 7 article, headlined ‘If voters reject progressive
income tax, Pritzker promises to cut state spending, and no corrections were
published,” the follow-up story said. Snyder, an attorney, said that only the
example more extreme that he’s aware of is a private Swiss bank, Julius Baer
Group, in 2008 getting a court order to shut down Wikileaks.org in
a dispute over postings on the site by a former employee of the bank. The
ruling was later overturned.)
— Fiscal watchdog blasts lack of ‘shared sacrifice’ among government workers
during health emergency – W.J. Kennedy (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will
my critics/opponents call for Trump to cut, if not eliminate, a) my Civil
Service Retirement System pension, b) my federal health, dental, and vision
insurance subsidy, and c) my Social Security?)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/529020469-fiscal-watchdog-blasts-lack-of-shared-sacrifice-among-government-workers-during-health-emergency
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Elderly inmates in Illinois at high risk for coronavirus – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/4/elderly-inmates-in-illinois-at-high-risk-for-coron/
— Wisconsin health official says COVID-19 curve is flattening – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/3/wisconsin-health-official-says-covid-19-curve-is-f/
— Indiana governor extends virus stay-home order 2 weeks – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/3/with-24-more-deaths-indiana-coronavirus-death-toll/
— Iraq suspends, fines Reuters news agency over virus report – AP (DIERSEN: I
should write a book about all the times that I was punished for including links
to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on those who punished me,
the articles that they punished me for, and how they punished me.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/3/iraq-suspends-fines-reuters-news-agency-over-virus/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— The Mainstream Media Spins a Pandemic – Editorial
https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/the-mainstream-media-spins-a-pandemic/
FOX NEWS
— Coronavirus shutdowns and rising unemployment causing economic pain that
must be considered – Rep. Chip Roy
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/rep-chip-roy-america-should-remember-to-fight-despair-coronavirus
BREITBART
— Political Pandemic: Democrats Seek to Make 2020 Election About Wuhan Virus –
CHARLES HURT
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/04/03/charles-hurt-political-pandemic-democrats-seek-to-make-2020-election-about-wuhan-virus/
DAILY CALLER
— Democrats Introduce Bill Giving Coronavirus Relief To Illegal Aliens – JASON
HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2020/04/03/democrats-illegals-migrants-coronavirus/
NEWSMAX
— Border Agents Turning Away Illegal Immigrants Posing Coronavirus Risk
https://www.newsmax.com/us/borderagents-illegalimmigrants-coronavirus/2020/04/03/id/961337/
TOWNHALL
— Daily Kos Founder Appears to Jump For Glee Over Americans Infected with the
Wuhan Coronavirus – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2020/04/04/daily-kos-founder-appears-to-jump-for-glee-over-americans-infected-with-the-wuhan-n2566352
— California: Newsom is Giving Emergency Grants to Illegal Alien Small
Business Owners – Bronson Stocking
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2020/04/03/newsom-gives-grants-to-illegal-alien-business-owners-n2566335
— Do the Media Hate Trump More Than They Hate the Virus? – John C. Goodman
https://townhall.com/columnists/johncgoodman/2020/04/04/do-the-media-hate-trump-more-than-they-hate-the-virus-n2566270
LIFE SITE NEWS
— Another impeachment attempt? House Dems plan Trump coronavirus investigation
‘Democrats clearly have no idea what kind of anger this could unleash.’ – Doug
Mainwaring
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/another-impeachment-attempt-house-dems-plan-trump-coronavirus-investigation
CCN
— Mainstream Media Proves They Hate Hope & Optimism By Attacking
MyPillow’s Mike Lindell At a recent press briefing regarding the coronavirus,
MyPillow founder Mike Lindell spoke — and the media lost their minds. – Jon
Hall
https://www.ccn.com/mainstream-media-proves-they-hate-hope-optimism-by-attacking-mypillows-mike-lindell/
EPOCH TIMES
— Covert Influence! Communist Party Supporters Run as Democrats in Arizona and
Texas – Trevor Loudon
https://www.theepochtimes.com/covert-influence-communist-party-supporters-run-as-democrats-in-arizona-and-texas_3296990.html
THE HILL
— Testing struggles emerge as key hurdle to reopening country – PETER SULLIVAN
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/491128-testing-struggles-emerge-as-key-hurdle-to-reopening-country
POLITICO
— Who’s to blame? – RYAN HEATH (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who determines who is
blamed for bad things in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your
township, in your county, and in Illinois? ANSWER: Those who have the most
religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I should write a book
about those who have the most clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton
Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly-coronavirus-special-edition/2020/04/03/whos-to-blame-488802
YAHOO NEWS
— Rush Limbaugh: Economy Being Destroyed ‘Under The Guise’ Of Saving Lives
https://news.yahoo.com/rush-limbaugh-economy-coronavirus-115103294.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Lawsuits Swell as Owners, From Gun Shops to Golf Courses, Demand to Open
Orders to stay home and to shutter businesses because of the coronavirus are
being challenged nationwide on the grounds they deny Americans their
constitutional rights. – Neil MacFarquhar
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/us/corona-virus-lawsuits.html
— The Unemployment Rate Is Probably Around 13 Percent It’s almost certainly at
its highest level since the Great Depression. Here’s how we estimated it. –
Justin Wolfers
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/upshot/coronavirus-jobless-rate-great-depression.html
— Decade of Job Growth Comes to an End, Undone by a Pandemic After an
expansion that added 22 million to U.S. payrolls, March registered a loss, and
worse is yet to come. – Nelson D. Schwartz and Patricia Cohen
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/business/economy/coronavirus-jobs-report.html
— China Scrambles to Plug Border Gaps as Thousands Flood Home – Reuters
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/04/03/world/asia/03reuters-health-coronavirus-china-border.html
— What Unites the Right and Left? Coronavirus Anxiety Stark political
differences on the crisis are rapidly closing, driven by life experiences and
increasing attention by leaders of both parties. – Giovanni Russonello
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/us/politics/coronavirus-polls.html
— What Happens if Congress Cannot Assemble to Do Its Work? As Covid-19 makes
social distancing a matter of life and death, a growing number of lawmakers are
pushing the idea of remote voting. – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/opinion/coronavirus-congress-voting.html
— Myanmar Journalists Who Quoted Rebel Spokesman Face Arrest The authorities
detained one editor and were seeking two others after they published stories on
the rebel Arakan Army. Their news websites were also blocked. – Saw Nang and
Richard C. Paddock (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their
dupes side with Myanmar authorities.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/world/asia/myanmar-journalists-arrest-arakan.html
— The Navy Fired the Captain of the Theodore Roosevelt. See How the Crew
Responded. The rousing show of support provided another gripping scene to
emerge from the coronavirus pandemic: the rank and file cheering a boss they
viewed as putting their safety ahead of his career. – Helene Cooper, Thomas
Gibbons-Neff and Eric Schmitt
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/us/politics/coronavirus-brett-crozier-theodore-roosevelt.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want to use coronavirus to stop construction
of The Wall.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/us/coronavirus-border-wall-arizona.html
— Location Data Says It All: Staying at Home During Coronavirus Is a Luxury –
Jennifer Valentino-DeVries, Denise Lu and Gabriel J.X. Dance
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/03/us/coronavirus-stay-home-rich-poor.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “As Trump faces heat on
coronavirus response, Republicans try to elevate China’s role in domestic
political debate.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-coronavirus-china-republicans/2020/04/03/baa149de-74fc-11ea-a9bd-9f8b593300d0_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “U.S. reports more than 30,000
coronavirus cases in record day; Scientists alarmed by government’s
response.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/04/04/coronavirus-latest-news/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want Democrats to promote more hatred against
Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/04/04/democrats-trump-politics-coronavirus/
NEW YORK POST
— Suddenly, even globalists are big on borders – Rich Lowry
https://nypost.com/2020/04/03/suddenly-even-globalists-are-big-on-borders/
— Today’s coronavirus update: NY has record day, distancing appears lax –
Vincent Barone
https://nypost.com/2020/04/03/todays-coronavirus-update-ny-has-record-day-distancing-appears-lax/
NEW YORK SUN
— Pre-Election Chorus Of Democrats Aims To Pin Corona on Trump – CONRAD BLACK
(DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who determines who is blamed for bad things in your
municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and
in Illinois? ANSWER: Those who have the most religious, government, political,
and/or financial clout. I should write a book about those who have the most
clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and
Illinois.)
https://www.nysun.com/national/pre-election-chorus-of-democrats-aims-to-pin/91076/
PITTSBURG POST GAZETTE
— Stop pretending pandemic politics are the new norm This crisis is anomalous
and so is the response – BEN SHAPIRO
https://liber.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2020/04/04/Ben-Shapiro-Stop-pretending-pandemic-politics-are-the-new-norm/stories/202004040003
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Republican-hater says “Republicans are using the
pandemic to suppress the vote.”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-04-04/coronavirus-voting-republicans-safety-polls
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: U.S. Employers Cut 701,000 Jobs in March Data
doesn’t reflect the magnitude of jobs being lost due to the coronavirus
pandemic – Eric Morath and Sarah Chaney
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-jobs-report-likely-to-show-start-of-record-labor-market-collapse-11585906617
— Campaign 2020 Is Morphing, With Unknown Consequences The changes will delay
the time when Biden can formally sew up the Democratic nomination – Gerald Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/campaign-2020-is-morphing-with-unknown-consequences-11585972860
— Jobs Report Was Even Worse Than It Looked Stunning as the drop in jobs in
March was, it masked the true depth of the decline. And it is just the
beginning – Justin Lahart
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jobs-report-was-even-worse-than-it-looked-11585927843
— The Shutdown Crash Arrives The government anti-virus strategy is putting
millions out of work. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-shutdown-crash-arrives-11585955818
— ‘American Conservatism’ Review: Doing the ‘Right’ Thing Is there an
‘American tradition’ of conservatism? And does it need to be ‘reclaimed’ from
today’s so-called conservatives? – Barton Swaim (DIERSEN: If you are a
conservative, you promote individual responsibility, the rule of law,
traditional marriage, traditional family, right to life, enforcement of
immigration laws, enforcement of booze, gambling, and drug laws, Second
Amendment rights, and equal opportunity, that is, no race or gender based preference
giving. If you are a conservative, you oppose the promotion of dependency on
government, dependency on charity, moral relativism, LGBTQ activity,
mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment
of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination,
reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-conservatism-review-doing-the-right-thing-11585923831
— The Science of Staying Connected – Susan Pinker (DIERSEN: The least costly
and fastest why to stay connected to government and political news and
commentary of interest to Illinois Republicans is to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS
emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-science-of-staying-connected-11585835999
— The Navy Captain and the Coronavirus A sad episode raises questions of
judgment and chain of command. – Editorial (DIERSEN: While I worked for the
Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, what if I had relayed
my concerns about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination,
and age discrimination directly to the Democrats who headed those
agencies?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-navy-captain-and-the-coronavirus-11585955473
— The Coronavirus Pandemic Will Forever Alter the World Order The U.S. must
protect its citizens from disease while starting the urgent work of planning
for a new epoch. – Henry A. Kissinger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-coronavirus-pandemic-will-forever-alter-the-world-order-11585953005
— The Uncertain Path of the Coronavirus Pandemic Poses Its Own Risk It isn’t
just the magnitude of this shock that is unprecedented but the uncertainty
surrounding almost every facet of it – Greg Ip
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-uncertain-path-of-the-coronavirus-pandemic-poses-its-own-risk-11585935572
— Coronavirus Weighs on Americans: ‘I Don’t Think There Is an Easy Answer’
Residents in Iowa, Philadelphia and Georgia reflect on how pandemic is
affecting their lives, jobs and political views – John McCormick, Scott Calvert
and Tarini Parti
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-weighs-on-americans-i-dont-think-there-is-an-easy-answer-11585911600
MONEY & MARKETS
— 5 Expenses That Can Wreck Your Retirement Plans – Chad Stone
https://moneyandmarkets.com/unexpected-retirement-expenses/
FED SMITH
— Thrift Savings Plan Millionaires’ Account Balances Infected by Coronavirus –
Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2020/04/03/tsp-millionaires-account-balances-infected-by-coronavirus/
FED WEEK
— Commission Calls for Changes in Hiring, other Personnel Policies (DIERSEN:
GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority,
female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971
because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran
who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not
find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the
job.)
https://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/commission-calls-for-changes-in-hiring-other-personnel-policies/
