NBC5
— GOP Rift Widens Amid Growing Hostility to Afghan Refugees. The U.S. has evacuated more than 100,000 people from Afghanistan since the airlift began Aug. 14, including more than 5,100 American citizens. – Jill Colvin
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/gop-rift-widens-amid-growing-hostility-to-afghan-refugees/2600683/
WGN RADIO
— Mask debate moves from school boards to courtrooms – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/mask-debate-moves-from-school-boards-to-courtrooms/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker changes ethics bill, vetoes ambulance bill – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/pritzker-changes-ethics-bill-vetoes-ambulance-bill/article_72636468-0803-11ec-ac82-77603188e575.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rally in Marengo against Masks, Call for Saturday, Sept. 4th Rally in Crystal Lake
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/28/rally-in-marengo-against-masks-call-for-saturday-sept-4th-rally-in-crystal-lake/
— Pritzker Unmasked – 9
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/28/pritzker-unmasked-9/
— Illinois Law May Prevent Mandatory Covid-19 Vaccinations
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/28/illinois-law-may-prevent-mandatory-covid-19-vaccinations/
— Prairie Grove Dismisses Flag Sign Complaints against Gianelli’s Drive-Thru on Route 176
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/27/prairie-grove-dismisses-flag-sign-complaints-against-gianellis-drive-thru-on-route-176/
ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Bill Introduced To Prohibit Mandating COVID Shots For College Students – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/08/bill-introduced-to-prohibit-mandating-covid-shots-for-college-students/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden: ‘They gave me a list here, the first person I was instructed to call on’ was NBC reporter – Victor Morton (COMMENT: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I should write a book about how the following have treated me: a) the leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) the leaders of the Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers, and d) the leaders of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/26/joe-biden-first-person-i-was-instructed-call-was-k/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Biden said at Thursday’s press conference on the fatal day in Afghanistan that he had been told by others what reporters to let question him. “They gave me a list here, the first person I was instructed to call on was Kelly O’Donnell, NBC,” he said. Conservative commentators quickly took the words and the president’s halting diction as confirmation of their longstanding belief that Mr. Biden is a puppet and not really in charge at the White House. “Who instructed him? Was that also the Taliban,” asked Greg Gutfeld on Fox News Channel immediately after.)
— Marine officer relieved of command after blasting Pentagon’s ‘ineptitude’ in Afghanistan. Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller’s viral Facebook post comes after 11 Marines killed in Kabul terrorist attack. – Ben Wolfgang
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/28/marine-corps-battalion-commander-relieved-post-aft/
FOX NEWS
— Some Afghan evacuees flagged for concern by CBP at military bases worldwide. The US claimed to have evacuated over 100,000 people since mid-August. – Peter Aitken
https://www.foxnews.com/world/afghanistan-evacuations-evacuees-flagged-concern-cbp
AMERICAN THINKER
— Afghanistan is not going down well in the U.S. military’s ranks – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/afghanistan_is_not_going_down_well_with_in_the_us_militarys_ranks.html
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Big Tech Censorship Is an Assault on Individual Liberty – James M. Taylor (COMMENT: My critics/opponents want Big Tech to censor my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and the adverse actions that they have taken against me since 2000.)
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/25/big-tech-censorship-is-an-assault-on-individual-liberty/
BREITBART
— Ronny Jackson: Biden’s Lack of Cognitive Fitness Is Playing out Now, ‘He’s Getting Americans Killed’- IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/08/28/ronny-jackson-bidens-lack-of-cognitive-fitness-is-playing-out-now-hes-getting-americans-killed/
— Three Days Left: U.S. Embassy’s Website Alert Page Down, Gives ‘404 Error’ to Stranded Americans – WENDELL HUSEBØ
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/28/three-days-left-u-s-embassys-website-alert-page-down-gives-404-error-to-stranded-americans/
— SC Congressman Cosponsors Impeachment of President Joe Biden: ‘He Is a Threat to National Security’ – AMY FURR
https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2021/08/28/sc-congressman-cosponsors-impeachment-of-president-joe-biden-he-is-a-threat-to-national-security/
— Gary Sinise Honors Fallen Troops in Afghanistan: ‘God Bless Our Gold Star Families’ – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2021/08/28/177098501/
PJ MEDIA
— The Biden Administration Should Just Knock Off the Press Briefings Until They Get the Story Straight – STACEY LENNOX
https://pjmedia.com/columns/stacey-lennox/2021/08/27/the-biden-administration-should-just-knock-off-the-press-briefings-until-they-get-the-story-straight-n1473544
— Let Them Eat Cake: Pelosi Tweets About Women’s Equality Day After Americans Killed in Kabul – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/robert-spencer/2021/08/26/let-them-eat-cake-pelosi-tweets-about-womens-equality-day-after-americans-killed-in-kabul-n1473197
— ‘Shameful’: Sen. Tom Cotton Blasts Biden for 50 Years of Bad Judgment on Foreign Policy – STACEY LENNOX
https://pjmedia.com/election/stacey-lennox/2021/08/26/shameful-sen-tom-cotton-blasts-biden-for-50-years-of-bad-judgment-on-foreign-policy-n1472952
— Bad Words and Desperation: Democrats Flail to Keep January 6 Relevant – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/kevindowneyjr/2021/08/28/bad-words-and-desperation-democrats-flail-to-keep-january-6-relevant-n1473418
NEWSMAX
— Anger, Grief for Family Members of 13 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan
https://www.newsmax.com/headline/troops-killed-afghanistan-families/2021/08/27/id/1034102/
NEWS BUSTERS
— Los Angeles Times Targets Larry Elder, Whips Race Card at His Head – Jeffrey Lord
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2021/08/28/los-angeles-times-targets-larry-elder-whips-race-card-his-head
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Biden Subcontracts U.S. Security to Terrorists – MATTHEW CONTINETTI
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/08/biden-subcontracts-u-s-security-to-terrorists/
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Taliban Sets Up Special Unit To Hunt Down Afghans Who Helped U.S. And Allied Forces. – Vijeta Uniyal
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/taliban-sets-up-special-unit-to-hunt-down-afghans-who-helped-u-s-and-allied-forces/
THE HILL
— Mitt Romney was right: Too many Americans are dependent on government – CHRIS TALGO
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/569160-mitt-romney-was-right-too-many-americans-are-dependent-on-government
NBC NEWS
— Marine officer relieved of duty after viral video questioning senior leaders in Afghanistan. “There is a forum in which Marine leaders can address their disagreements with the chain of command, but it’s not social media,” a Marine Corps spokesperson said. – Nicole Acevedo and Mosheh Gains (COMMENT: In 1988 when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Previously, they gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/marine-officer-relieved-duty-after-viral-video-questioning-senior-leaders-n1277853
REUTERS
— COMMENT: Democrats oppose efforts to stop voter fraud.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/protesters-march-washington-us-cities-voting-rights-2021-08-28/
NEW YORK POST
— GOP backlash brewing against Biden as officials call for resignation – Callie Patteson
https://nypost.com/2021/08/27/gop-backlash-brewing-against-biden-as-pols-call-for-resignation/
DAILY JOURNAL
— COMMENT: How many refugees does Steven Roberts want Illinois, your county, your county district, your township, your municipality, your municipal district, your precinct, and your neighborhood to accept?
https://dailyjournalonline.com/opinion/the-answer-is-yes/article_5431000e-290e-5987-918e-2a10193b0672.html