NBC5
— Largest 1-Day Increase Yet in Coronavirus Cases in Chicago Area A total of 11,025 coronavirus cases have been
reported in the Chicago area as of Saturday
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/largest-1-day-increase-yet-in-coronavirus-cases-in-chicago-area/2250540/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Despite backlog of 115K COVID-19 tests, Quest Diagnostics asks workers to
voluntarily go on furlough; Trump says ‘toughest’ weeks coming as Coronavirus
numbers continue to rise.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/5/21208575/trump-says-toughest-weeks-coming-as-coronavirus-numbers-continue-to-rise-live-updates
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Queen urges self-discipline as Britain sees record jump in coronavirus
deaths – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-coronavirus-world-updates-20200405-z6jelb2cynbblfz725vw44suzu-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Pritzker: Illinois ‘weeks away’ from coronavirus peak – Charles Keeshan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200405/pritzker-illinois-weeks-away-from-coronavirus-peak
— It’s time to start wearing masks – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200404/editorial-its-time-to-start-wearing-masks
— Facts Matter: Positive coronavirus news is great, but not when it’s false –
Bob Oswald (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and
political news and commentary is false, misinformation, disinformation, and/or
fake news except for the government and political news and commentary that they
put out or bless.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200404/facts-matter-positive-coronavirus-news-is-great-but-not-when-its-false–
— COVID-19 is forcing us to rethink our values – Armstrong Williams
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200405/covid-19-is-forcing-us-to-rethink-our-values
WTTW
— Pritzker: Anyone Still Gathering During Pandemic is “Stupid” or Not Paying
Attention – Matt Masterson
https://news.wttw.com/2020/04/04/pritzker-anyone-still-gathering-during-pandemic-stupid-or-not-paying-attention
WBEZ
— Pritzker: Feds Should Have Pushed All States To Issue Stay-At-Home Orders –
Dan Mihalopoulos
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/pritzker-feds-should-have-pushed-all-states-to-issue-stayathome-orders/615b871a-8949-4b97-af4e-b9253c1e02e3
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— As COVID cases rise in NYC, United dramatically cuts its schedule The
airline will cut its Newark schedule 90 percent starting Sunday. As the
outbreak spreads, other cities could also see reductions. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/transportation/covid-cases-rise-nyc-united-dramatically-cuts-its-schedule
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Coronavirus afflicts ethics reform – Doug Finke
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200404/coronavirus-afflicts-ethics-reform
ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Update on Gun Issues – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=301659#.XonY-SN_OM8
GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Local newspapers facing their own coronavirus crisis – AP
https://www.galesburg.com/news/20200405/local-newspapers-facing-their-own-coronavirus-crisis
ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: The Illinois Cannabis Market Is Strong – ERIC SCHMID
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/illinois-cannabis-market-strong-shortages-will-persist-months#stream/0
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Chicago opens shelters for newly homeless in virus crisis – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/5/chicago-opens-shelters-for-newly-homeless-in-virus/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Sean Casten (D., Ill.) Spreads Chinese Propaganda While Blaming Coronavirus
Deaths on Trump – Yuichiro Kakutani
https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/dem-rep-spreads-chinese-propaganda-while-blaming-coronavirus-deaths-on-trump/
BLAZE
— Police issue citation, fine woman who was just ‘going on a drive’ amid
coronavirus stay-at-home order ‘…failed to abide by the order of the
governor’ – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/police-issue-citation-fine-woman-who-was-just-going-on-a-drive-amid-coronavirus-stay-at-home-order
NEWS BUSTERS
— Trump SLAMS Liberal Media for Purposely ‘Creating Fear,’ ‘Panic’; ‘So Bad
for’ America – Curtis Houck
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2020/04/04/trump-scorches-liberal-media-purposely-creating-fear-panic-its-so
— Hollywood’s ‘Trump Is Hitler’ Argument Even More Pathetic Now – Christian
Toto
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/scott-whitlock/2020/04/04/hollywoods-trump-hitler-argument-even-more-pathetic-now
THE HILL
— Biden says Democratic convention may need to be virtual – JUSTINE COLEMAN
(DIERSEN: What is the status of the following: a) the next meeting of your
Republican township/ward/county party organization, b) the Republican county
party conventions, c) the April 21 annual township government meetings, and d)
the June 11-13 Illinois Republican Party State Convention?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/491209-biden-says-democratic-convention-may-need-to-be-virtual
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump team picks fight with
Twitter, TV networks over political speech.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/491072-trump-team-picks-fight-with-twitter-tv-networks-over-political-speech
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In
recent weeks, the Trump campaign has threatened legal action against TV
stations for airing an ad cut by a Democratic super PAC that makes it seem as
if Trump called the coronavirus a “hoax.” It has also been sending scores of
emails to Twitter to flag videos being produced and shared by Democrats to make
the case that the content runs afoul of the company’s policy on manipulated
media. And this week, the Trump campaign took the unusual step of producing a
deliberately misleading clip of former Vice President Joe Biden calling the
coronavirus a “hoax” with the sole purpose of testing Twitter to see if it
would enforce its rules equally on both the Trump and Biden campaigns.
“Everything indicates that the Democrat donors who run Silicon Valley are
intent on stacking the deck against President Trump’s reelection,” said Matt
Wolking, a Trump campaign spokesman. “Their lack of transparency is further
evidence that this is politically motivated interference in the 2020 election.
Political speech and debate should not be policed and silenced by faceless,
unknown actors and social justice warriors manipulating algorithms behind
closed doors.” Since Trump was elected president, there has been an explosion
of media fact-checking, leading to enormous pressure on platforms to sanction
or pull content that is determined to be misleading. The president and his
campaign have been accused of spreading misinformation through campaign ads
countless times.)
CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s coronavirus mismanagement
again undercuts his CEO image.”
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/05/politics/president-management-covid-2020/index.html
CBS NEWS
— Coronavirus updates: U.S. deaths top 8,500 as Trump warns of “toughest
week” ahead
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/coronavirus-pandemic-covid-19-latest-news-2020-04-05/
NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Two months in, Trump’s coronavirus
response creates more chaos.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/two-months-trump-s-coronavirus-response-creates-more-chaos-n1176986
REUTERS
— How the coronavirus job cuts played out by sector and demographics – Dan
Burns
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-jobs/how-the-coronavirus-job-cuts-played-out-by-sector-and-demographics-idUSKBN21M0EL
CNBC
— Scenes of Sin City shut down by coronavirus – Adam Jeffery
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/04/scenes-of-sin-city-shut-down-by-coronavirus.html
— Coronavirus effect: Bankruptcies won’t save retail this time – Lauren Hirsch
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/04/coronavirus-retail-is-used-to-existential-crises-but-bankruptcies-wont-save-it-now.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Coronavirus Live Updates: New U.S. Hot Spots Emerge; Trump Predicts ‘a Lot
of Death’
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/world/coronavirus-news.html
— With Campaigns in Remote Mode, Pandemic Upends Battle for Congress As retail
campaigning has become all but impossible amid the public health crisis,
candidates tread carefully in an uncertain political environment. – Carl Hulse
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/us/congress-campaigns-coronavirus.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “The president veered from grim
warnings to baseless assurances in a news conference, predicting a surging
death toll in what may be “the toughest week” of the pandemic.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/world/coronavirus-news.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Of course, Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that only
Trump-supporters abuse Chinese-Americans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/nyregion/coronavirus-chinese-americans-supplies.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The Coronavirus Misinformation
War.” According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news
and commentary is misinformation, disinformation, and/or fake news except for
the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/opinion/sunday/coronavirus-fake-news.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “As Trump Administration Debated
Travel Restrictions, Thousands Streamed in From China.”
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/04/05/world/asia/05reuters-health-coronavirus-nsc.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Live updates: As coronavirus cases top 300,000 in U.S., Trump says ‘ there
will be a lot of death’ in the next week
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/04/05/coronavirus-latest-news/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “So much for Trump’s polling
bump.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/05/so-much-trumps-bump/
NEW YORK POST
— So many to blame for coronavirus crisis, so don’t bother – Michael Goodwin
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters blame Trump for coronavirus. I should
write a book about disgusting scapegoating Diersen-haters who ever-increasingly
blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems,
for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who blame
me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for the problems that the following have/had:
Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central
Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County,
Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce,
Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants
Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://nypost.com/2020/04/04/so-many-to-blame-for-coronavirus-crisis-so-dont-bother-goodwin/
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Hitching a ride on the coronavirus: How partisans of all stripes are
exploiting this crisis – WILL MARSHALL
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-hitching-ride-coronavirus-20200405-37fjf5gdibhffnf4nptksx7g34-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters blame Trump for
coronavirus. I should write a book about disgusting scapegoating Diersen-haters
who ever-increasingly blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their
problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I
would focus on those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for the
problems that the following have/had: Milton Township Republican Organization,
DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton,
Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois,
Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American
Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-lives-laying-blame-leadership-20200405-rylfm3ok5bghpauhtaiglem5w4-story.html
USA TODAY
— Blame the Chinese Communist Party for the coronavirus crisis Coronavirus
crisis proves communism is still a grave threat to the entire world. If Beijing
had just been honest, the pandemic could be preventable. – Marion Smith
(DIERSEN: What do say to those who side with Communist China against
America?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/04/05/blame-chinese-communist-party-coronavirus-crisis-column/2940486001/
INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Impeachment not a valid excuse
for Trump’s slow COVID-19 response.” Of course, according to my
critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the many adverse actions
that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me is no
excuse for my failing to make GS-13 (currently $101,176) by age 25, GS-14
(currently $119,559) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $140,634) by age 35, and
Senior Executive Service (currently $170,800) by age 40.
https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/2020/04/05/goldberg-impeachment-not-valid-excuse-trump-slow-covid-19-response/2941361001/
BOSTON GLOBE
— There’s no real precedent for the coronavirus effect on the economy — and
that could be a good thing – Jim Puzzanghera
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/04/nation/theres-no-real-precedent-coronavirus-effect-economy-that-could-be-good-thing/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— State Coronavirus Shutdowns Have Taken 29% of U.S. Economy Offline Eight in
10 U.S. counties are under lockdown orders, according to a study, and they
represent nearly 96% of national output – Josh Mitchell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/state-coronavirus-shutdowns-have-taken-29-of-u-s-economy-offline-11586079001
— U.S. Expects Coronavirus Peak in Some Cities Next Week as Global Toll Climbs
‘There will be a lot of death unfortunately,’ President Trump says – Andrew
Restuccia, Melissa Korn and Katie Honan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/governments-around-the-world-intensify-measures-to-battle-coronavirus-pandemic-11585993977
— THE MONTH CORONAVIRUS FELLED AMERICAN BUSINESS March began amid an 11-year
expansion and ended with blue-chip companies begging for bailouts. Swift and
sharp, the pandemic cut through the country’s commerce like nothing before it.
https://www.wsj.com/graphics/march-changed-everything/
— The Big Question for Sports: When Will You Feel Safe Around 20,000 Strangers
Again? President Trump wants sports back soon. But fans might not be ready. –
Joshua Robinson, Ben Cohen and Laine Higgins
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-big-question-for-sports-when-will-you-feel-safe-around-20-000-strangers-again-11586084401
— How Coronavirus Is Breaking Down Along Familiar Political Lines Red and blue
America are experiencing the crisis in different ways, and that is affecting
how their leaders are tackling it – Aaron Zitner, John McCormick and Dante
Chinni
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-coronavirus-is-breaking-down-along-familiar-political-lines-11586001600
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
Because the outbreak has hit urban areas harder than less-populated
communities, it has been felt less in the nation’s Republican strongholds than
in Democratic ones, bringing a partisan tint to views of how the outbreak is
being experienced and should be addressed. That has also meant that some
Republican elected officials have been hesitant to call for statewide
stay-at-home orders for fear of upending rural areas that have yet to record
many cases or any at all. As of Thursday, 91% of counties that voted for
Hillary Clinton for president in 2016 had at least one case of coronavirus, and
47% had at least one death, a Wall Street Journal analysis of virus data
compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows. By contrast, 69% of counties that
voted for President Trump had at least one case, and 14% had a death. Those
counties on the whole are less densely populated than Clinton counties, and
most rural areas tend to lean Republican. Only about a fifth of the states, all
with large rural populations and Republican governors, didn’t have statewide
stay-at-home directives in place as of Friday. The GOP governors of Florida,
Georgia, Missouri and Tennessee, who had resisted issuing statewide
shelter-in-place orders, were among those who reversed course and imposed them
this past week. Discrepancies between rural and urban America are creating
tensions within states.)
BLOOMBERG
— The Way We Work Will Never Be the Same – Brooke Sample
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-04-05/coronavirus-puts-end-to-labor-market-as-we-know-it
FORTUNE
— Local newspapers are facing their own coronavirus crisis – AP
https://fortune.com/2020/04/05/newspapers-cuts-coronavirus-layoffs-jobs-crisis-unemployment-covid-19/
— Coronavirus is igniting a devastating crisis for highly indebted companies –
BOB DIAMOND and TY WALLACH
https://fortune.com/2020/04/04/coronavirus-corporate-loans-bonds-credit/
MOTLEY FOOL
— Are Americans Concerned About Their Personal Finances Over Coronavirus? –
Dave Kovaleski (DIERSEN: So far, how has coronavirus negatively impacted you
and your spouse financially? For my wife and I, our recent stock market gains
have been lost. I am sure that the value of our home, vehicles, etc. has gone
down. As our fixed income investments mature, we will be faced with much lower interest
rates and much more pressure to take on more risk, that is, to put money in the
stock market. Ever-increasingly, to maintain our standard of living, my Civil
Service Retirement System pension, our Social Security, our federal health,
dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and our interest income is not enough,
and we have to dip more and more and more into our retirement savings.)
https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/04/04/concerned-about-personal-finances-coronavirus.aspx
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A
recent survey conducted by the National Financial Educators Council (NEFC)
shows how concerned Americans are about their personal finances due to the
effects of the coronavirus crisis. According to the survey, which solicited
responses from 1,201 people between March 23 and March 27, 58.2% say the crisis
has had a negative impact on their personal finances (30.9% called the impact
somewhat negative, and 27.3% described it as very negative). About 32% of
respondents said the crisis has had neither a positive nor a negative impact,
while the remaining 9.9% said the pandemic has had a positive effect on their
finances (6.8% indicated the effect was very positive, while 3.1% said somewhat
positive). That’s the sentiment right now, but what about the future?)
BANKRATE
— Majority Have Cut Spending Amid Coronavirus Crisis Two-thirds have not
touched their retirement or investment accounts despite market volatility
https://www.southernmarylandchronicle.com/2020/04/05/majority-have-cut-spending-amid-coronavirus-crisis/
TAUNTON GAZETTE
— Why our coronavirus coverage is free – Editorial (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say,
my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that
GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are free and contain no advertising.)
https://www.tauntongazette.com/news/20200404/why-our-coronavirus-coverage-is-free-and-what-we-hope-youll-do-about-it
PARADE
— What People Earn 2020: See the Salaries of Everyday Workers Across America –
Kaylen Ralph (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, you are worth what
are paid for doing what you do. They stress that no one pays me anything for my
spending 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together
and sending them out. In my defense, I stress a) that I have enough time and
money that I do not need anyone to give me money for my doing what I do, b)
that “He wo pays the piper calls the tunes” and I do not want anyone
to call my tunes, and c) that in 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO
superiors paid me $131,532/year in today’s dollars.)
https://parade.com/1015936/kaylen-ralph/what-people-earn-salaries-2020/
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Overwhelmingly Endorse Coronavirus Aid Package. Expect More to Come
(DIERSEN: Coronavirus aid drives up the national debt. What percent of
coronavirus aid has gone, is going, and will go to individuals, organizations,
companies, etc. that have not been significantly negatively impacted
financially?)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/disease/voters_overwhelmingly_endorse_coronavirus_aid_package_expect_more_to_come
INQUISITR
— Donald Trump Urges Media To ‘Stop Spreading False Rumors’ Amid Coronavirus
Pandemic ‘Ought to put it together for a while, get this over with and then go
back to your fake news,’ Trump said. – Damir Mujezinovic (DIERSEN: According to
my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is
false, misinformation, disinformation, and/or fake news except for the
government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://www.inquisitr.com/5982174/donald-trump-media-false-rumors-coronavirus/
SUN
— ‘IT WAS TERRIBLE’ Trump blasts ex-Navy Capt Brett Crozier who raised
coronavirus alarms saying he agrees ‘100%’ with his ousting – Les Steed
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents stress the lack of support that I got from my
fellow GAO class members (White, male, over age 40) when I became the only
active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that
charged my Democrat GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age
discrimination, and retaliation. I should write a book about my fellow GAO
class members. I would focus on those who cut deals under the table with my
Democrat GAO superiors to keep their jobs. Those deals included their giving me
unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom
half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and helping my Democrat
GAO superiors force me to take their retirement “offer.”)
https://www.thesun.co.uk/uncategorized/11331227/trump-blasts-ex-navy-capt-brett-crozier-coronavirus-alarms-agrees-ousting/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Captain Brett Crozier will now be ‘reassigned’ according to
his superiors, despite the Navy facing a huge backlash over the dismissal. The
news came just one day after a video emerged of hundreds of sailors cheering
the Captain as he walked off the aircraft carrier after being relieved of
duties. Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly told reporters on Thursday that he
“lost confidence in [Crozier’s] ability to lead that warship” after he sent the
letter, and relieved him of duty. Crozier was to be reassigned while
investigators consider whether he should face disciplinary action, said Modly.
More than 120,000 people have signed a petition calling on the U.S. Navy to
reinstate Crozier. “His actions possibly saved many lives,” said the Change.org petition
said. “Although he was fired, his plan to safely remove crew members was still
implemented. He is a hero who should be rewarded.” Crozier “was absolutely
correct in raising” concerns about Covid-19 but “it was the way in which he did
it” that “undermined” the Navy’s efforts and “created a little bit of panic on
the ship,” Modly said. But he said the letter was sent outside the chain of
command while the Navy was already “fully responding.” He added that Crozier
copying as many people as he did on the letter demonstrated “extremely poor
judgment,” and said: “He did not take care to ensure that it couldn’t be
leaked.” Crozier will be reassigned in the U.S. Navy role, but won’t be
discharged, Modly said on Friday. But despite this, Crozier was cheered for by
hundreds as he left the USS Theodore Roosevelt on Thursday. In videos posted
online, one person can be heard shouting: “Now that’s how you send off one of
the greatest captains you ever had.” Hundreds of sailors chanted “Captain
Crozier!” and a man calls him the “G.O.A.T.,” or the “greatest of all time,” and
“a man of the people.”)
