CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot floats move to crack down on congregating outside
Chicago liquor stores – JOHN BYRNE and SOPHIE SHERRY (DIERSEN: What do you say
to politicians and others who promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-chicago-liquor-stores-curfew-20200406-enzwz3rvbfeb5cpz4g6yhcz6cm-story.html
— On turning 30 during a pandemic — it’s just another crisis for our
generation – TRAVIS GIDADO (DIERSEN: What did you do during the year that you
turned 30? During 1978, the year that I turned 30, I was the subject of a nasty
4-page article in Money Magazine, I sold my one bedroom condo in the Outer
Drive East building, I got married, we bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton, I
worked for IRS in its Loop office in its Special Procedures Staff, I took
graduate accounting courses at DePaul at its Loop campus, I took IRS to Tax
Court and won a split decision after my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my
graduate business and accounting courses, I sold my 1962 Chevy Bel Air and
bought a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale and a new Chevy Chevette, I
continued to store my 1972 Corvette in my mother’s garage in Crete, I started
taking Becker CPA review courses, I continued to rent out my town home in
University Park, etc.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-coronavirus-turning-30-generation-crisis-20200406-ntjfirnpdzdqthhxcrdqro76xy-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Why COVID-19 is raging through Chicago’s black neighborhoods — and what must
be done Seventy-two percent of Chicagoans who have died of COVID-19 are African
American. Social and economic factors play a role. – Editorial (DIERSEN: One
could argue that the more money that you have, the easier that it is for you to
“stay at home.” One could argue that if you have a pension and/or
Social Security, the easier that it is for you to “stay at home.”)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/4/6/21209919/coronavirus-deaths-chicago-racial-gap-editorial-covid-19-african-american
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/4/6/21209803/river-north-pot-shops-marijuana-cannabis-cresco-moca
DAILY HERALD
— No news is bad news in the briefing room – Debra J. Saunders
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200407/no-news-is-bad-news-in-the-briefing-room
— Let’s have a ‘cease-fire’ from news conference sniping – Editorial (DIERSEN:
Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Since 2005, my critics/opponents, their
operatives, and their dupes have demonized me, denigrated, me, and condemned me
as being like Jeff Gannon. Since 2005, they have viciously used against me what
happened with GOPUSA, Talon News, and White House Correspondent Jeff Gannon.
SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talon_News They
paint me as being a clone of Jeff Gannon and even worse things. Ever since I
became a GOPUSA reporter in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and
their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I ask bad questions at
press conferences and share privileged information with reporters that have
caused Republican candidates to be defeated and even worse things. Of course, I
should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. But if not
that, I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, and
party leaders in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or
Republican, but a) who do NOT want me to know about their press conferences, b)
who do NOT want me to attend their press conferences, c) who do NOT want me to
ask questions during their press conferences, d) who do NOT want me to speak
with other reporters, e) who have barred me from attending their press
conferences, f) who have had me thrown out of their press conferences, and/or
g) who do not want me to report on their press conferences.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200407/editorial-lets-have-a-cease-fire-from-news-conference-sniping
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/how-curveball-state-created-two-weed-winners-downtown
ABC7
— NASA astronaut’s estranged spouse accused of filing false claim of crime in
space
https://abc7chicago.com/society/astronaut-says-spouse-falsely-accused-her-of-crime-in-space/6082690/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-4/7/2020
WBEZ
— Cook County Will Reassess All Property Values Because Of The Coronavirus
Pandemic The impact of the momentous endeavor won’t be seen on individual tax
bills until 2021. – Claudia Morell (DIERSEN: By how many tens of thousands, if
not hundreds of thousands, of dollars has the value of your real estate lost so
far?)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/pandemic-prompts-sweeping-cook-county-tax-reassessments/a7cc9ceb-6b2e-4f45-9f80-3c27ff00a1f2
QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Adams County parties adjust caucuses in response to pandemic (DIERSEN: If
you are a Republican Precinct Committeeman, who do you want to serve as the
officers of your township and/or county Republican party organizations? What do
you want them to promise to do? What about pressure to promote Affirmative
Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and Up-Or-Out? What about pressure to dump those
who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican,
American, White, male, older, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and
those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.whig.com/20200407/adams-county-parties-adjust-caucuses-in-response-to-pandemic
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Adams
County political organizations are forming alternative plans to move forward
with the county caucuses set for April 15 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Adams Committee Democratic Central Committee announced it will postpone its
caucus because of Illinois stay-at-home order, which is in line with the
Democratic National Convention delaying its convention to August. The
Democratic Central Committee will elect a new chairman after Chairman Keith
Niewohner announced last year that he wished to retire as chairman but will
remain a committeeman. Niewohner said it’s important that the committees are
able to meet in-person to elect a new chairman, but that now is the time to
focus “on the health, safety and well-being of ourselves, our families,
the community and all of our momentum.” A date for a future caucus was not
set. Dave Bockhold, chairman of the Adams County Republican Central Committee,
said the party’s executive committee is seeking to host the caucus by mail.
Letters have been sent to all precinct committeemen to get approval for the
move.)
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker pleads with people to stick to the stay at home order – Doug Finke
(DIERSEN: One could argue that the more money that you have, the easier that it
is for you to “stay at home.” One could argue that if you have a
pension and/or Social Security, the easier that it is for you to “stay at
home.”)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200406/pritzker-pleads-with-people-to-stick-to-stay-at-home-order
— Springfield alderwoman fields house party complaints – Kade Heather
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20200406/springfield-alderwoman-fields-house-party-complaints
CHICAGO PATCH
— Where Are Chicagoans Violating Coronavirus Stay-At-Home Warnings? Chicago
police issued most stay-at-home warnings in police districts on the West Side
and along the North Side lakefront. – Mark Konkol
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/where-are-chicagoans-violating-coronavirus-stay-home-warnings
WSBT
— Police find Illinois mayor’s wife at prohibited party
https://wsbt.com/news/regional/police-find-illinois-mayors-wife-at-prohibited-party
WIREPOINTS
— The COVID-19 crisis: It’s time to move past the public health vs. economy
argument – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/the-covid-19-crisis-its-time-to-move-past-the-public-health-vs-economy-argument-wirepoints/
— Parroting Replaces Reporting: Pritzker’s Daily Coronavirus Briefings – Mark
Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/parroting-replaces-reporting-pritzkers-daily-coronavirus-briefings-quicktake/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— NEARLY 1.5M ILLINOIS WORKERS RISK LAYOFFS OR REDUCED HOURS FROM COVID-19
ECONOMIC FALLOUT – Orphe Divounguy and Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/nearly-1-5m-illinois-workers-risk-layoffs-or-reduced-hours-from-covid-19-economic-fallout/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: Coronavirus hot spots turn corner – Tom
Howell Jr. and David Sherfinski
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/6/us-coronavirus-hot-spots-new-york-new-jersey-detro/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— History Bodes Ill For Repeat Candidate Biden’s White House Dreams Third time
has not been the charm in recent elections – David Rutz
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/history-bodes-ill-for-repeat-candidate-bidens-white-house-dreams/
GOPUSA
— Is The Coronavirus A ‘Crystal Ball’ Into Socialism And Bigger Government
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87188
— Who Knows What Happens After The Jobs Disappear?
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=87168
AMERICAN THINKER
— America needs a New Declaration of Equal Justice under the Law – Scott S.
Powell (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians,
Greens, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the
longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefitted
from their discrimination against minorities and against females, b) the more
that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion,
and c) the more reparations that you should pay.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2020/04/america_needs_a_new_declaration_of_equal_justice_under_the_law.html
BREITBART
— Appeals Court: Tech Giants Must Face Censorship Lawsuit – ALLUM BOKHARI
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who want me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS
emails to be censored. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on past and
present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County
Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton
Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have lots of
religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those
who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give them
standing to destroy individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that
are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2020/04/06/appeals-court-tech-giants-must-face-censorship-lawsuit/
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
Apple, Google, Facebook, and Twitter must face a lawsuit brought in the D.C.
Circuit Court of Appeals accusing the companies of deliberately censoring
conservative viewpoints and violating the First Amendment. The $1.5 billion
lawsuit, brought by Republican congressional primary candidate Laura Loomer (R)
and conservative organization Freedom Watch, accuses the tech companies of
being quasi-state actors, and thus in violation of the First Amendment when
they suppress protected speech.)
— Lawyers Sue to Keep Millions of Foreign Workers in U.S. – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN:
What do you say to employers that prefer citizens of foreign countries over
citizens of America?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/06/lawyers-sue-to-keep-millions-of-foreign-workers-in-u-s/
CNS NEWS
— Left Uses Coronavirus as Another Chance to Manipulate Through Racial Hoaxes
– Walter E. Williams
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/walter-e-williams/walter-williams-left-uses-coronavirus-another-chance-manipulate
DAILY CALLER
— Dr. Fauci: Going Back To Pre-Coronavirus Life ‘Might Not Ever Happen’ –
JUSTIN CARUSO
https://dailycaller.com/2020/04/06/dr-fauci-back-to-normal-might-not-happen-coronavirus/
FEDERALIST
— The Schoolwork My Kids Are Bringing Home Exposes Public Schools’ Radical
Leftist Politics Schools are likely to continue home e-learning efforts in the
upcoming weeks as we continue through the pandemic. Parents, use this time to
find out what your kids are studying.
– Beth Feeley
https://thefederalist.com/2020/04/06/the-schoolwork-my-kids-are-bringing-home-exposes-public-schools-radical-leftist-politics/
NEWS BUSTERS
— U.S. Press Disgusted Trump Grilled Hong Kong Reporter on China Ties –
Nicholas Fondacaro (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who favor Communist China
over America?)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2020/04/07/us-press-disgusted-trump-grilled-hong-kong-reporter-china
PJ MEDIA
— The Media’s Dark Prophets Have No Shame – MARK ELLIS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/the-medias-dark-prophets-have-no-shame/
TOWNHALL
— ‘Worse than Being Quarantined’: Upcoming ‘One World’ Concert Mocked
Relentlessly – Ellie Bufkin (DIERSEN: Will the event officially call for
getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and
countries once and for all that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative,
patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, heterosexual, older, married,
non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose
ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/elliebufkin/2020/04/06/worse-than-being-quarantined-upcoming-one-world-concert-mocked-relentlessly-n2566428
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— Hamas Wants Americans Dead of Coronavirus, Democrats Want to Send Hamas Aid
“They talk about 25 million infected people in just one of the 50 states. Allah
be praised.” – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/04/hamas-wants-americans-dead-coronavirus-democrats-daniel-greenfield/
— ‘Caliphate’ – The Series Every Western Feminist Needs to See Forget ‘The
Handmaid’s Tale’ – this harrowing thriller exposes real-world, Sharia misogyny.
– Mark Tapson
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/2020/04/caliphate-series-every-western-feminist-needs-see-mark-tapson/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Missing the Point of Plymouth Rock – David Randall (DIERSEN: From what I
see, ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs
hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your
ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefitted from their
discrimination against minorities and against females, b) the more that you
should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, and c)
the more reparations that you should pay.)
https://news.yahoo.com/missing-point-plymouth-rock-103005635.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Of
course the Pilgrim landing at Plymouth Rock in 1620 explains American history.
Of course the 1619 Project’s shoddy exercise in vituperation is meant to
delegitimize America. John G. Turner’s recent article in National Review is an
extended exercise in missing the point. Turner, a scholar of the history of
American religion, and the author of a recent book on the Plymouth colony,
surveys the debate about the New York Times’s 1619 Project with the traditional
attitude of a liberal scholar — a facile resort to moral equivalence. Turner,
positioning himself as the neutral and expert arbiter, frames the 1619 Project
and its critics as equally mistaken — the one unduly obsessed with the 1619
arrival of blacks in Virginia as the foundation of an America built on slavery,
and the other unduly obsessed with the 1620 arrival of the Pilgrims at
Plymouth, as the foundation of an America built on liberty. Neither view, says
Turner, is correct. Nor are views of America as built on liberty in 1776 or
1787. All the supposed foundations of liberty are compromised by racism or
elitism: The proper way to understand America is to look at the endless details
of Americans’ flaws, and not their sweeping aspirations. Turner’s entire
approach is misguided.)
LIFE SITE NEWS
— Grandfather outside abortion center first to be ticketed under city’s
stay-at-home order Eighty-six-year-old Ronald Konopaski noted that many other
people are violating the order without retaliation from police. – Lianne
Laurence
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/grandfather-outside-abortion-center-first-to-be-ticketed-under-citys-stay-at-home-order
THE HILL
— 8 in 10 Americans say their lives have been disrupted by coronavirus
pandemic: Gallup – REBECCA KLAR (DIERSEN: For virtually everyone, their income
and the value of their investments, real estate, vehicles, possessions, etc.
has gone down. That gives ammunition to the following: individuals,
organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump,
anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican,
anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people,
anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those
whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/491492-8-in-10-americans-say-their-lives-have-been-significantly-disrupted-by
— Campaigns face attack ad dilemma amid coronavirus crisis – MAX GREENWOOD,
JULIA MANCHESTER AND JULIEGRACE BRUFKE (DIERSEN: Moderate Republican party
leaders focus on driving conservatives out of the Republican Party, that is,
they focus on destroying the Republican Party. I should write a book about past
and present moderate Republican party leaders of the Milton Township Republican
Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois
Republican Party. I would focus on their success in destroying the aforesaid
organizations.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/491105-campaigns-face-attack-ad-dilemma-amid-coronavirus-crisis
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
Democrats argue that attacking Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic is
fair game in energizing their base and swaying swing voters and moderate
Republicans. “We need to be defining Trump,” said Kelly Dietrich, the founder
of the National Democratic Training Committee, which has been training
down-ballot campaigns on how to handle the pandemic. “Forty-two percent of
America is always going to believe that Donald Trump is the supreme genius, and
our beloved leader for them,” he continued. “That’s not who we’re talking to.
We’re talking to moderate Republicans, suburban women, African American women,
college-educated men and women. We’re talking to swing demographics.”)
— Black, Latino communities suffering disproportionately from coronavirus,
statistics show – J. EDWARD MORENO (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats,
Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs blame that on Republicans.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/491518-black-latino-communities-suffering-disproportionately-from-coronavirus
POLITICO
— Coronavirus clampdown: The virus casts a shroud over American civic life –
JEREMY B. WHITE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates,
elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in
Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois who do NOT want to
hear me speak against the promotion of a) pot, b) gambling, c) booze, d)
dependency on government, e) dependency on charity, f) LGBTQ activity, g)
abortion, h) mass/illegal immigration, i) diminishment of First and Second
Amendment rights, j) patronage, k) political affiliation discrimination, l)
reverse discrimination, m) age discrimination, and n) retaliation for opposing
promotion of the aforesaid.)
https://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2020/04/01/coronavirus-clampdown-the-virus-casts-a-shroud-over-american-civic-life-1270386
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
States and cities across the country are cutting off access to open records and
canceling in-person meetings, starving the public — not to mention lobbyists
and other influence-brokers — of information as the coronavirus outbreak
reaches into all corners of civic life. The public access shutdown comes just
as local officials make unprecedented decisions about health care and how to
disburse billions of dollars in federal aid. And it could undermine years of
hard-won victories on access to information, some transparency advocates say,
with now-temporary restrictions enduring even after this crisis has receded.
Meetings that typically allow constituents to physically interact with their
representatives have been suspended. Activists and lobbyists no longer have
physical access to state lawmakers in some places. And many cities and states,
their staff preoccupied with the virus, have halted or curbed their responses
to public records requests. That is meeting pushback from some public
transparency and good government advocates who warn that a public health
emergency shouldn’t undermine the public’s access to the workings of government
— particularly when that government is making critical, life-and-death
decisions. One advocate drew a parallel to how some records vanished from
public view after the Sept. 11 attacks. “Here’s another huge national event,
this health crisis, that is probably also going to set new precedents for
what’s going to be available or not and how people are going to respond or not
respond based on the new normal,” said Daniel Bevarly, executive director
National Freedom of Information Coalition. In-the-open policymaking has receded
as elected officials hunker down.)
— ’Huge, unprecedented, devastating hit’: Warnings mount about economic damage
The signs of economic distress point to deeper trouble in the months ahead as
the coronavirus crisis worsens in cities outside New York and New Jersey. –
VICTORIA GUIDA (DIERSEN: For virtually everyone, their income and the value of
their investments, real estate, vehicles, possessions, etc. has gone down. That
gives ammunition to the following: individuals, organizations, companies,
governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant,
anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White,
anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German
Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in
America for a long time.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/06/economic-warnings-mount-coronavirus-damage-169217
MERCURY NEWS
— Coronavirus: McDonald’s vows ‘important changes’ after workers strike in San
Jose, Los Angeles for masks, other PPE Company responds with plan to start
wellness checks, increase cleanings and send supplies – LINDA ZAVORAL
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/06/coronavirus-mcdonalds-workers-strike-in-san-jose-for-masks-other-ppe/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Japan Declares State of Emergency, Ramping Up Virus Battle – AP
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/04/07/business/bc-virus-outbreak-japan-state-of-emergency.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “White House Adviser Warned of Risks
of Pandemic; Trump Misleads on Testing.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/world/coronavirus-live-news-updates.html
— Coronavirus Shows That We Have a Solidarity Problem It’s a lot harder to
join together when you’re not allowed within six feet of each other. – Gail
Collins and Bret Stephens
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/07/opinion/coronavirus-trump-solidarity.html
— Pandemic, Border Crackdown Hamper Catholics’ Aid to Migrants – AP (DIERSEN:
Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want
immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/04/06/world/americas/ap-us-catholics-border-mission.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “decades of conservative governance
has worsened the coronavirus crisis.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/04/07/decades-conservative-governance-has-worsened-coronavirus-crisis/
— The federal government, stressed by the coronavirus, seeks to hire and
retain workers through incentives – Eric Yoder (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.washingtonpost.com/politics/the-federal-government-stressed-by-the-coronavirus-seeks-to-hire-and-retain-workers-through-incentives/2020/04/06/0f09ac56-7849-11ea-b6ff-597f170df8f8_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The
Office of Personnel Management on Monday released a policy clearing the way for
increased recruitment, retention and relocation incentives — the “3Rs,” in
government lingo — for employees in high-demand positions. Normally, agencies
may pay up to an additional 25 percent of salary, but with OPM’s permission
they can pay up to 50 percent more. “Agencies may request that OPM waive one or
more of these limits to address a critical agency need, such as agency programs
or projects related to the President’s declaration of a national emergency
concerning the COVID-19 pandemic,” OPM said, inviting agencies to make requests
and providing a template for them to use.)
— Trump weighs intervening on behalf of ousted captain, as acting Navy
secretary apologizes for rant – James Hohmann (DIERSEN: After I became an
active member in a class action class lawsuit that charged my Democrat GAO
superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in
1988, they ousted me from the team that audited IRS in 1989, and they forced me
to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2020/04/07/daily-202-trump-weighs-intervening-on-behalf-of-ousted-captain-as-acting-navy-secretary-apologizes-for-rant/5e8c1e46602ff10d49ade9d1/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Death Toll From Coronavirus Tops 10,000 Infections rise to nearly
357,000 in the U.S. as prime minister of Britain is moved to intensive care –
Jennifer Calfas, Chong Koh Ping and Nick Kostov
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-coronavirus-death-toll-nears-10-000-11586166530
— Trump Administration Orders 167 Million Face Masks From 3M for Coronavirus
Pandemic Officials say they don’t plan to compel 3M to take further action
under the Defense Production Act – Alex Leary and Austen Hufford
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-orders-167-million-face-masks-from-3m-11586209922
— Coronavirus Crisis Has Three-Quarters of New Yorkers Concerned About
Finances Poll of state residents finds 37% are worried about being laid off –
Lee Hawkins
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-crisis-has-three-quarters-of-new-yorkers-concerned-about-finances-11586190880
— Coronavirus Pandemic Leads to Shunning and Shaming in Small Towns Virus
vigilantes call out and report neighbors they suspect aren’t strict about
social distancing or quarantine – Douglas Belkin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-pandemic-leads-to-shunning-and-shaming-in-small-towns-11586251801
USA TODAY
— Navy Secretary apologizes after calling USS Roosevelt’s fired captain
‘stupid’ – Tom Vanden Brook (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors,
coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government
hinted/implied/argued/shouted that federal employees were stupid and even worse
things if they did not a) promote the Democrat Party platform and b) get rid of
federal employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White,
male, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/04/06/coronavirus-navy-calls-fired-crozier-stupid-more-ships-test-positive/2955472001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s
unclear what prompted Modly’s sudden change of heart. However, hours earlier
President Donald Trump waded into the controversy, saying at a White House
briefing that he would “look into” Crozier’s case. In addition,
powerful lawmakers called for Modly to be fired. And the Navy, shortly after
Trump spoke, said it had extended the deadline for its investigation into
Crozier’s letter. Trump called the letter a “mistake” that had
worried families and showed “weakness.” But he said Crozier has had a
“very good” career. “I don’t want to destroy somebody for having
a bad day,” he said. Relieving an officer of command typically ends the
officer’s career. After getting fired, they often take administrative jobs that
lead to retirement. Trump said he was good at settling such issues and
“can figure it out very fast.”)
— We all want to know how the coronavirus pandemic ends. How do we cope with
uncertainty? – Alia E. Dastagir
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/04/04/coronavirus-pandemic-tips-cope-uncertainty-worry/5097190002/
CBS 2 IOWA
— The growing political divide among Americans – Armstrong Williams
https://cbs2iowa.com/news/armstrong-army-strong/the-growing-political-divide-among-americans
TELEGRAPH HERALD
— Save the media! – Cal Thomas Tribune
https://www.telegraphherald.com/ap/commentary/article_65947470-bd46-5352-af4f-985c256d2276.html
FEDERAL TIMES
— Supreme Court rules on fed employee’s ability to sue for age discrimination
– AP (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their
dupes in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican
Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of
Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc., if you are a
non-veteran White male Republican federal employee like I was for almost 30
years, YOU ARE A WORTHLESS PIECE OF SCUM if you did make the following
promotion deadlines like I did not 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. I should write a book
about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/career/2020/04/06/supreme-court-rules-on-fed-employees-ability-to-sue-for-age-discrimination/
FORD AUTHORITY
— Ford Wants Another Cash For Clunkers Incentive Program – Shane McGlaun
(DIERSEN: Obama condemned my 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX V-8 as being a clunker.
Will Trump pardon my 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX V-8? It gets 24 MPG on the
highway.)
https://fordauthority.com/2020/04/ford-wants-another-cash-for-clunkers-incentive-program/
ATLANTIC
— No President Has Used the Bully Pulpit Like Trump He’s inescapable. That’s
by design. – PETER NICHOLAS
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/trump-coronavirus-bully-pulpit/609565/
REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
— Special Analysis: COVID-19 Emergency Measures and Press Freedom The
Reporters Committee examines governments’ expansive powers during a public
health emergency and how they could affect press freedoms. – GABE ROTTMAN
https://www.rcfp.org/covid-19-measures-white-paper/
AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Trump’s War on Veterans How inaction, incompetence, and political aggression
inflicted upon the VA an unprecedented vacancy crisis ahead of a global health
pandemic – SUZANNE GORDON, JASPER CRAVEN (DIERSEN: Since 1966, when I was 18
years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have shouted
at veterans that I avoided the draft. I got student deferments 1966-1970 and a
financial hardship deferment 1970-1971.)
https://prospect.org/health/trump-war-on-veterans/
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
— Rights Risks to Older People in COVID-19 Response Combat Ageism; Ensure
Access to Health Care, Services
https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/07/rights-risks-older-people-covid-19-response#
GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate those on the right promote hatred of those
on the right.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/07/how-the-right-is-responding-to-the-coronavirus-denial-realism-or-dangerous-contrarianism