NBC5
— DISGUSTING: Chicago Protests: Pepper Spray Used, Clashes Reported as Group Marches to Loop The demonstrations began at Chicago’s iconic Bean before the group traveled to Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive, where multiple incidents were reported
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pepper-spray-used-as-protesters-clash-with-police-while-marching-to-chicagos-loop/2322985/
— DISGUSTING: Demonstrators Clash With Police, March Into the Loop A large group of protesters is marching towards Chicago’s Loop after demonstrators were involved in multiple clashes with police
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-protests-preparations-a-live-blog-of-what-to-expect-this-weekend-2/2322786/
— Illinois Reports 1,828 New Cases of Coronavirus, Along With 5 Additional Deaths
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-1828-new-cases-of-coronavirus-along-with-5-additional-deaths/2322846/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Protesters bypass march on Dan Ryan Expressway Saturday, head directly downtown
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/protesters-bypass-march-on-dan-ryan-expressway-saturday-head-directly-downtown
ABC7
— Protest against police brutality bypasses Dan Ryan Expressway, march heads down side streets Some Chicago bridges remain raised Saturday – John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/protesters-plan-for-dan-ryan-shutdown-averted/6371985/
WGN TV
— Demonstrators avoid Dan Ryan despite plans to shut down expressway – Judy Wang, Brónagh Tumulty
https://wgntv.com/news/hundreds-expected-to-shut-down-dan-ryan-saturday-to-protest-police-brutality/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Protesters march through Bronzeville after police block them from Dan Ryan Activist and organizer Michael Ben Yosef said state police officials told him the protest had to draw at least 2,200 supporters to go onto the Dan Ryan. In the end, the rally was well below that amount. – Madeline Kenney
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/15/21370268/dan-ryan-protest-chicago-south-side-police-brutality-cpd
— Public health officials announce another 1,828 test positive for COVID-19 across Illinois
https://chicago.suntimes.com/essential-coronavirus-news/2020/8/15/21369718/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020
— Illinois remembers former Gov. ‘Big Jim’ Thompson, a ‘hard-nosed political leader’ with ‘kindness’ Thompson led the state for 14 years and drew praise from both sides of the aisle.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/8/15/21370053/james-thompson-death-reaction-illinois-governor-big-jim
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson dies at age 84. A Republican from Chicago, ‘Big Jim’ served 4 terms. – RICK PEARSON and ROSEMARY SOBOL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-gov-thompson-dead-20200815-itcmcnimlvgenbde255np5zfvi-story.html
— Rally against police brutality ends near Grant Park after failed attempt to walk on Dan Ryan Expressway – MADELINE BUCKLEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-dan-ryan-protest-thwarted-20200815-6mwabrtgv5c5ri2ko2ska2kozy-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Thompson mourned by suburbanites who knew him well
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200815/thompson-mourned-by-suburbanites-who-knew-him-well
— ‘Ballot harvesting’ targeted amid fight over voting rules – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200815/news/308159956/
— Fremont Township board member dies from scooter crash injuries – Doug T. Graham
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200814/fremont-township-board-member-dies-from-scooter-crash-injuries
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Remembering Big Jim: The embodiment of a bygone political era The tenure of James R. Thompson—a pro-choice, corporate centrist—marked a time when Illinois Democrats and Republicans could work together to get things done. Now he’s gone—and so is that spirit. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors knew full-well a) that my wife had helped elect Thompson and b) that Thompson promoted patronage and political affiliation discrimination. (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutan_v._Republican_Party_of_Illinois and http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html ) Because of the Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois decision, my U.S. Senators and their staff members and my U.S. Representatives and their staff members made it very clear that they did NOT want to hear my complaints about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in the federal government. All my critics/opponents, all their operatives and all their dupes promote patronage and political affiliation discrimination and reject the decision in Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors treated me like I was part of a plot to stop them from hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. They were fully aware of the arguments that Thompson, Jim Edgar, and Lee Daniels made in Rutan that government employers should be allowed to engage in patronage and political affiliation discrimination.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/obituaries/remembering-big-jim-embodiment-bygone-political-era
DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Saluki Athletics discusses past response to student-athlete’s kneeling protests The recent death of George Floyd at the hands of police has sparked conversation concerning the issues these cheerleaders and other athletes knelt for once again, as individuals worldwide have taken to the streets to protest police brutality. – Janae Mosby (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will try to get rid of you if you do not kneel to them.)
https://dailyegyptian.com/101725/sports/saluki-athletics-discusses-past-response-to-student-athletes-kneeling-protests/
ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Rep. Rodney Davis gains credibility by taking a step away from Trump.”
https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-rep-rodney-davis-gains-credibility-by-taking-a-step-away-from-trump/article_0b79cfa0-f30d-5e1e-b36e-bde8bcc3e738.html
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats Warn Of ‘Assault’ On The Postal Service As Election Nears – MATTHEW S. SCHWARTZ
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/democrats-warn-assault-postal-service-election-nears#stream/0
WGLT
— Election Officials Plan For Influx of Mail-In Ballots With New Ballot Return Options – MARY HANSEN
https://www.wglt.org/post/election-officials-plan-influx-mail-ballots-new-ballot-return-options#stream/0
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— OUTSTANDING: Peoria community members support officers with Back The Blue rally – Darronté Matthews
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/peoria-community-members-support-officers-with-back-the-blue-rally/
NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Campaign Uses Racist And Sexist Tropes To Attack Kamala Harris.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-campaign-uses-racist-and-sexist-tropes-attack-kamala-harris#stream/0
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jim Thompson, R.I.P.
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/15/jim-thompson-r-i-p/
— IL-Sen: United in Prayer Vigil in McHenry County Tonight
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/15/il-sen-united-in-prayer-vigil-in-mchenry-county-tonight/
— Reick: “Wear a Damn Mask”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/15/reick-wear-a-damn-mask/
— 66th House District: Allen Skillicorn Withdrawal Watch
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/14/66th-house-district-allen-skillicorn-withdrawal-watch/
— Conservative PAC Raises Money at Bull Valley Country Club
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/14/conservative-pac-raises-money-at-bull-valley-country-club/
— Crossing the State Line to Shop for Pot
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/08/14/crossing-the-state-line-to-shop/
CAPITOL FAX
— In memorium: Jim Thompson
https://capitolfax.com/2020/08/15/in-memorium/
FOX NEWS
— Fox News Poll: Trump gaining on Biden nationally
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/fox-news-poll-trump-gaining-on-biden-nationally
— Biden campaign doubles down on national mask mandate as Trump, Biden square off over COVID guidance
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/biden-campaign-doubles-down-on-national-mask-mandate-as-trump-biden-square-off-over-covid-guidance
BREITBART
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, UNACCEPTABLE: Big Tech Joins Chamber of Commerce Lawsuit to Import Foreign Workers While 26M Americans Jobless – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/14/big-tech-joins-chamber-of-commerce-lawsuit-to-import-foreign-workers-while-26m-americans-jobless/
NEWSMAX
— Nothing ‘Systemic’ About Avoiding Responsibility – Michael Reagan with Michael R. Shannon (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who focus on destroying traditional marriage and destroying the traditional family. To promote LGBTQ is to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://www.newsmax.com/reagan/brookings-secular-values/2020/08/15/id/982272/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: America doesn’t suffer from “systemic racism.” America suffers from systemic irresponsibility. A lack of responsibility aided and abetted by therapeutic, leftist government. The Heritage Foundation’s multimaedia news organization, The Daily Signal, recently analyzed a report from the Joint Economic Committee of Congress titled “The Demise of the Happy Two-Parent Home.” The numbers are shocking and prove individual decisions determine one’s outcome in life. Not “systemic racism” or some other personal responsibility solvent. The foundation that individual decisions are based on is cultural values and that is where the problems begin. As values erode or are trashed by the prevailing secular culture, the result ripples dangerously through the population. “The report exhaustively presents data showing the shocking collapse of marriage and traditional family in America and then explores possible explanations for why it has happened. “In 1962, 71% of women ages 15-44 were married. “By 2019, this was down to 42%. In 1962, 5% of women ages 30-34 had never been married. By 2019, this was up to 35%. And the percentage of births to unmarried women has risen from 5% in 1960 to 40% in 2018.” The demographic breakdown of those ominous figures explains much of what is ailing and attempting to destroy our nation today. The Center for Equal Opportunity reports, “Late last year, the final data for 2018 were published . . . For all racial and ethnic groups combined, 39.6% of births in the United States were out-of-wedlock. For blacks, the number is 69.4%; for American Indians/Alaska Natives, 68.2% (Native Hawaiians/Other Pacific Islanders were at 50.4%); for Hispanics, 51.8%; for whites, 28.2%; and for Asian Americans, a paltry 11.7%.” Those figures alone explain the different economic outcomes among demographic groups in the USA. Not “systemic racism” or “white privilege.” Two–parent privilege is the most important factor in a young child’s life. Yet big government encourages irresponsible lifestyles by subsidizing dysfunction. The Daily Signal again, “The report examines several possible factors, a major one being the dramatic growth in the welfare state supporting female heads of household. According to the report, ‘The value of the safety net for single-mother families is 133% higher today than in 1940, and 56% higher than in 1960.'” That is the government undermining personal values at the expense of those children’s and the nation’s future. The three keys to success are simple and the formula was offered by a scholar with the leftist Brookings Institution named Ron Haskins: “American adults who follow three rules— finish high school; get a full-time job; and wait until at least age 21 to get married and have children — have a 2% chance of being poor and a 75% chance of being a middle-class wage earner.” Proving it’s not the system blocking progress for minorities in the United States. It’s personal decisions.)
TOWNHALL
— Newsweek Caves to the Rage Mob After Publishing an OpEd About Harris – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2020/08/15/how-an-oped-about-harris-caused-newsweek-to-cave-to-the-rage-mob-n2574422
PJ MEDIA
— ‘Social Justice’ Is Extortion – PHILIP CARL SALZMAN
https://pjmedia.com/columns/philip-carl-salzman/2020/08/15/social-justice-is-extortion-n796691
— California Democrats Propose ‘Wealth Tax’ to Combat Massive Deficit – RICK MORAN (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. Where did your money come from? My money came from what I earned when I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997 and from my Civil Service Retirement System pension since 1997 and my Social Security since 2010.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2020/08/15/california-democrats-propose-wealth-tax-to-combat-massive-deficit-n794372
— Newsweek Disavows Debate on What the Constitution Says About Harris’s Eligibility to Be VP – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2020/08/15/newsweek-disavows-debate-on-what-the-constitution-says-about-harriss-eligibility-to-be-vp-n794779
NEWS BUSTERS
— Who’s ‘Nasty’? NYTimes ‘News’ Pages Smear Trump, GOP as Sexist, Racist To Kamala – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2020/08/14/whos-nasty-nytimes-news-pages-smear-trump-gop-sexist-racist-kamala
LAW OFFICER
— Seattle BLM protesters demand white residents ‘give up their homes.’ Agitators try to intimidate local residents. (DIERSEN: Are you a homeowner? If/when the BLMers demand that you give up your home, how will you respond?)
https://www.lawofficer.com/seattle-blm-protesters-demand-white-residents-give-up-their-homes/
THE HILL
— Chicago deploying 1,000 extra officers over weekend to deter looting – KAELAN DEESE (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? How soon, if not already, will the Democrats loot your municipality, your municipal district, your precinct, your neighborhood, your block, and your home?)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/512170-chicago-deploying-1000-extra-officers-over-weekend-to-deter-looting
POLITICO
— Finally, a Female VP Isn’t Being Set Up to Fail Unlike Ferraro and Palin, Kamala Harris isn’t a gambit to save a flailing campaign. Her nomination just feels … normal. And that’s progress. – ELIZABETH RALPH (DIERSEN: The following did everything that they could to set me up to fail: my Democrat superiors in the federal government and my critics/opponents in the Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/08/14/female-vp-395571
NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Ads Attack Biden Through Deceptive Editing and Hyperbole.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/15/us/politics/trump-campaign-ads-biden.html
— James R. Thompson, Longest-Serving Governor of Illinois, Dies at 84 A relentless campaigner, he served for 14 years after winning an election to a special two-year term in 1976. – Maria Cramer (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors knew full-well a) that my wife had helped elect Thompson and b) that Thompson promoted patronage and political affiliation discrimination. (SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutan_v._Republican_Party_of_Illinois and http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html ) Because of the Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois decision, my U.S. Senators and their staff members and my U.S. Representatives and their staff members made it very clear that they did NOT want to hear my complaints about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in the federal government. All my critics/opponents, all their operatives and all their dupes promote patronage and political affiliation discrimination and reject the decision in Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors treated me like I was part of a plot to stop them from hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. They were fully aware of the arguments that Thompson, Jim Edgar, and Lee Daniels made in Rutan that government employers should be allowed to engage in patronage and political affiliation discrimination.)
https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/15/us/james-thompson-illinois-governor-dead.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Divisions over Chicago protests highlight challenges for activists and police – Mark Guarino
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/chicago-protests-saturday/2020/08/15/92dd5c1c-df32-11ea-809e-b8be57ba616e_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Kamala Harris exposes the GOP’s radicalism.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/15/kamala-harris-exposes-gops-radicalism/
— Indians should use the historic VP selection of Kamala Harris to reckon with our own anti-Blackness – Sharmila Sen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/indians-should-use-the-historic-vp-selection-of-kamala-harris-to-reckon-with-our-own-anti-blackness/2020/08/14/54f5bf66-de6a-11ea-8051-d5f887d73381_story.html
— The election is a choice between Donald Trump — and Kamala Harris – Kathleen Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-election-is-a-choice-between-donald-trump–and-kamala-harris/2020/08/14/02003b28-de6b-11ea-b205-ff838e15a9a6_story.html
FORBES
— At My Company We Treat Everyone Fairly (and Other Fairy Tales) – Jennica Webster (DIERSEN: I should write a book about leaders who proudly make/made it very clear that they give preference to those who are minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, easily manipulated, easily dominated, moderate, liberal, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jennicawebster/2020/08/14/at-my-company-we-treat-everyone-fairly-and-other-fairy-tales/#71b64cd729f0
OAKLAND PRESS
— Scenes from the unofficial and more political Woodward Dream Cruise – Roy Akers (DIERSEN: Will hate-filled Trump-hating car show organizers succeed in banning American nameplate cars including Chargers, Corvettes, Thunderbirds, and Mustangs?)
https://www.theoaklandpress.com/multimedia/photos-scenes-from-the-unofficial-and-more-political-woodward-dream-cruise/collection_fb1b7d36-df23-11ea-9ede-57c3766e8431.html#1
SLATE
— The Seven Right-Wing Attacks Against Kamala Harris – MOLLY OLMSTEAD (DIERSEN: Who are your critics/opponents and what attacks have they used against you? I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the attacks that they have they used against me.)
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/08/kamala-harris-right-wing-talking-points.html
REASON
— Protests Outside People’s Homes (Residential Picketing) and the First Amendment They can be banned, so long as the ban is content-neutral, and so long as people remain free to generally march through the neighborhood (as opposed to protesting right outside the target’s home). – EUGENE VOLOKH
https://reason.com/2020/08/15/protests-outside-peoples-homes-residential-picketing-and-the-first-amendment/
