August 30, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Chicago facing $982M budget shortfall for 2025, forecast shows. Mayor Brandon Johnson sidestepped the question of whether a property tax hike is on the table.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-facing-982m-budget-shortfall-2025-forecast-shows/15243487/

NBC5
— Surveillance video shows burglars using chain attached to pickup truck to break into Chicago gas station. According to a business manager, it marked the third time burglars broke in, using a different method each time.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/surveillance-video-shows-burglars-using-chain-attached-to-pickup-truck-break-chicago-gas-station/3535653/

CBS2
— Many who attended DNC in Chicago have since tested positive for COVID.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/dnc-chicago-covid/
— Chicago faces $982 million budget shortfall for 2025, Mayor Brandon Johnson says.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/mayor-brandon-johnson-2025-budget-shortfall/

WTTW
— Chicago Faces $982M Budget Shortfall in 2025, $223M Gap in 2024.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/08/29/chicago-faces-982m-budget-shortfall-2025-223m-gap-2024-johnson
— Democrats ever-increasingly discourage assimilation.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/08/29/how-chicago-business-owner-helping-kids-access-bilingual-books

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago faces nearly $1 billion budget gap in 2025: ‘There are sacrifices that will be made’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/29/chicago-faces-nearly-1b-budget-gap-in-2025-there-are-sacrifices-that-will-be-made/?clearUserState=true

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CPS to offer Chicago teachers raises up to 5% in each of the next four years. This could represent a breakthrough in talks between CPS and the teachers union and comes as CPS’ beleaguered CEO got support from nearly 400 administrators.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2024/08/29/cps-to-offer-chicago-teachers-raises-up-to-5-in-each-of-the-next-four-years
— Radio talk show host Amy Jacobson resigns as Amundsen volleyball coach after mocking Gus Walz. Amy Jacobson and Dan Proft, her co-host on the conservative talk radio show ‘Chicago’s Morning Answer,’ mimicked the teen’s emotional reaction to his father’s speech at last week’s Democratic National Convention.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2024/08/28/amy-jacobson-resigns-amundsen-volleyball-coach-gus-walz-cps-education-adhd-mental-health
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/abortion/2024/08/30/abortion-access-chicago-abortion-fund-megan-jeyifo

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Kane County backs down on ‘First Amendment area’ at county building.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240829/news/kane-gop-outraged-at-first-amendment-area-at-county-building/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Kinzinger to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240830/columns/kinzinger-got-it-right-in-speech-to-dnc/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that crime will ever-increasingly increase.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240829/news/its-an-investment-why-kane-county-will-provide-housing-for-former-inmates/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Signature Bank stands by sponsorship of Dan Proft’s radio show after hosts mock Gus Walz.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/finance-banking/signature-bank-weighs-morning-answers-gus-walz-remarks

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— GOP gets win in court, but faces challenge in November.
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/gop-gets-win-in-court-but-faces-challenge-in-november/article_59466f56-63e1-11ef-8216-9744d6ee49c9.html

ILLINOIS VALLEY
— Ottawa American Legion cancels DeVore event, says political talks violate its bylaws.
https://www.shawlocal.com/illinois-valley/2024/08/30/ottawa-american-legion-cancels-devore-event-says-political-talks-violate-its-bylaws/

ILLINOIS RADIO NETWORK
— Illinois taxpayers could be on the hook for monetary awards to claimants suing Illinois State Police for alleged negligence in the run up to the 2022 Highland Park mass shooting.
https://www.cilfm.com/2024/08/29/claimants-seek-58-million-allege-isp-negligence-around-highland-park-shooter/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Trump vows to make IVF treatment free through government or private insurance if elected
https://newschannel20.com/news/beyond-the-podium/former-president-donald-trump-vows-to-make-ivf-treatment-free-through-government-or-private-insurance-if-elected-in-vitro-fertilization-newborns

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump said he’d vote for abortion rights in Florida. His campaign says not so fast.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-08-29/trump-said-hed-vote-for-abortion-rights-in-florida-his-campaign-says-not-so-fast
— Teens are losing interest in school. (COMMENT: My father often decried his not having a college degree.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-08-29/teens-are-losing-interest-in-school-and-say-they-hear-about-college-a-lot
— Illegals have tremendous incentives to vote for Democrat candidates because Democrat elected officials give illegals tremendous preference.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-08-30/the-gop-is-making-false-claims-about-noncitizens-voting-its-affecting-real-voters

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/08/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-359/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/08/29/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-152/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— There are no top professionals left running Chicago, they’re now all activists and organizers.
https://wirepoints.org/there-are-no-top-professionals-left-running-chicago-theyre-now-all-activists-and-organizers-wirepoints-on-with-wjols-scott-slocum/
— Gotion controversy goes national and Chicago’s budget problems worsen.
https://wirepoints.org/gotion-controversy-goes-national-and-chicagos-budget-problems-worsen-wirepoints-on-am660s-shaun-thompson-show/

JOHN KASS
— Leftist Media Hyenas Hamstring Amy Jacobson; Quarters Boyle is dead and Chicago Tribune Becomes a Combine Laughingstock
https://johnkassnews.com/leftist-media-hyenas-hamstring-amy-jacobson-quarters-boyle-is-dead-and-chicago-tribune-corruption-editorial-a-combine-laughingstock/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Victim advocate: Victims of crimes committed by illegal aliens suffer doubly from under reporting in the media.
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/663849709-victim-advocate-victims-of-crimes-committed-by-illegal-aliens-suffer-doubly-from-under-reporting-in-the-media

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden restarts immigration program for 4 countries with ‘additional vetting’ for sponsors.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/29/joe-biden-restarts-immigration-program-for-4-count/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The US education system has conditioned Americans to accept socialism.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/3138279/education-system-conditioned-americans-accept-socialism/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Kamala Harris Goes Off Script. VP finally sits down for an interview and reminds Americans why she waited so long. (COMMENT: I have been the Illinois reporter for www.gopusa.com since 2000. My critics/opponents did not want me to attend Henry Hyde’s press conference in 2005 ( https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-08-05-0508050305-story.html ) when he endorsed Roskam. But when I attended anyway, they warned me to not ask any questions. Since 2005, my critics/opponents have demonized me, denigrated, me, and condemned me as being just like Jeff Gannon and even worse things. 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  Since 2005, they have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I ask bad questions at press conferences and share privileged information with Democrat reporters that have caused Republican candidates to be defeated and even worse things. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents.)
https://freebeacon.com/stiles-section/

NEW YORK POST
— How the migrant crisis drained $150 billion from taxpayers in a single year.
https://nypost.com/2024/08/29/us-news/the-150-billion-problem-cost-of-migrant-crisis-to-us-taxpayers-could-be-billions-higher-than-reported-expenses-in-many-states/
— Colorado Gov. Jared Polis dismisses migrant gang takeover of apartments as ‘imagination’ — despite video, mayor confirming truth.
https://nypost.com/2024/08/29/us-news/colorado-gov-jared-polis-dismisses-migrant-gang-takeover-of-aurora-apartments-as-imagination/
— Harris would turn nation into Kamalafornia, where illegal immigrants get free money.
https://nypost.com/2024/08/29/opinion/harris-would-turn-nation-into-kamalafornia-where-illegal-immigrants-get-free-money/
— Group of 20 migrants attempted to enter California school bus picking up students in ‘really scary’ scene.
https://nypost.com/2024/08/29/us-news/group-of-20-migrants-attempted-to-enter-california-school-bus-picking-up-students-officials/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Federal Appeals Court: Illegal Aliens Do Not Have 2nd Amendment Rights.
https://amgreatness.com/2024/08/29/federal-appeals-court-illegal-aliens-do-not-have-2nd-amendment-rights/
— Illegals Attempt to Stop and Board California School Buses, Where is the Border Czar?
https://amgreatness.com/2024/08/29/illegals-attempt-to-stop-and-board-california-school-buses-where-is-the-border-czar/

AMERICAN THINKER
— In San Diego’s back county, illegals attempt to hijack two school buses loaded with children.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/08/in_san_diego_s_back_county_illegals_attempt_to_hijack_two_school_buses_loaded_with_children.html
— Armed with heavy firepower, Venezuelan gang of illegals seizes control of entire apartment complex in Aurora, CO.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/08/armed_with_heavy_firepower_venezuelan_gang_of_illegals_seizes_control_of_entire_apartment_complex_in_aurora_co.html
— Illegal aliens cost taxpayers $150 billion in just one year.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/08/study_illegal_aliens_cost_taxpayers_150_billion_in_just_one_year.html
— Leftists emulating evil: The Nazis were also woke.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/08/leftists_emulating_evil_the_nazis_were_also_woke.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Calif. community on high alert after migrants attempt to board school buses.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/08/29/its-just-scary-calif-community-on-high-alert-after-migrants-attempt-to-board-school-buses-1483439/

BLAZE
— Employers attempt to skirt liability for hiring illegal aliens by using staffing agencies.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/blaze-news-investigates-employers-attempt-to-skirt-liability-for-hiring-illegal-aliens-by-using-staffing-agencies
— Mob of 20 illegal aliens reportedly tries to board school bus with young children.
https://www.theblaze.com/news/mob-of-20-illegal-aliens-reportedly-tries-to-board-school-bus-with-young-children-really-scary

BREITBART
— Young Americans for Freedom Sues Biden-Harris Admin over Race-Based Scholarships.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/29/young-americans-for-freedom-sues-biden-harris-administration-over-race-based-scholarships/
— Kamala Harris Arab Outreach Director Claimed ‘Zionists’ Control ‘A Lot of’ Politics.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/29/report-kamala-harris-arab-outreach-director-claimed-zionists-control-a-lot-of-politics/

DAILY CALLER
— Tim Walz Signed A Law Creating ‘Ethnic Studies’ Requirements Extending To Elementary School Students.
https://dailycaller.com/2024/08/29/tim-walz-law-creating-ethnic-studies-requirements-students-elementary/
— Louisiana governor, Jeff Landry, released an executive order Tuesday that banned the teaching of critical race theory in the state’s public schools. Louisiana governor, Jeff Landry, released an executive order Tuesday that banned the teaching of critical race theory in the state’s public schools.
https://dailycaller.com/2024/08/29/governor-executive-obanning-critical-race-theory-louisiana/

DAILY SIGNAL
— ‘What Did You Learn in School Today?’
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/08/29/what-did-you-learn-in-school-today/

DAILY WIRE
— Kamala Campaign’s New Faith Leader Believes Christianity Has Been ‘Hijacked By White Supremacists’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/meet-the-kamala-campaigns-new-faith-leader-who-believes-christianity-has-been-hijacked-by-white-supremacists

FEDERALIST
— California Democrats Pass Bill Offering Up To $150K In Assistance For Illegals To Buy Homes.
https://thefederalist.com/2024/08/29/california-democrats-pass-bill-offering-up-to-150k-in-assistance-for-illegals-to-buy-homes/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— DHS Restarts the Illegal and Fraud-Ridden CHNV Parole Program with Only Vague Promises to Do Better in the Future.
https://www.fairus.org/press-release/dhs-restarts-illegal-and-fraud-ridden-chnv-parole-program-only-vague-promises-do

FOX NEWS
— Millions of illegal aliens are ‘coming to a town near you’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6361229608112

JUDICIAL WATCH
— Criminal Aliens Released in U.S. “Committing Crimes Against Americans at An Alarming Rate”
https://www.judicialwatch.org/criminal-aliens-committing-crimes/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Federal Appeals Court Upholds Federal Law Banning Guns For Illegal Aliens.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/08/federal-appeals-court-upholds-federal-law-banning-guns-for-illegal-aliens/
— Violent Gang of Illegal Aliens Takes Over Apartment Complex In Colorado.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/08/report-violent-gang-of-illegal-aliens-takes-over-apartment-complex-in-colorado/

LIVE ACTION
— The Hyde Amendment has saved the lives of millions – and abortion proponents want it gone.
https://www.liveaction.org/news/hyde-amendment-saved-millions-abortion-want-gone/

MRC TV
— Groups Of Migrants Attempt To Access Elementary School Buses.
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/eric-scheiner/groups-migrants-attempt-access-elementary-school-buses

NEW AMERICAN
— Venezuelan Gang Terrorizing Colorado; Has “Taken Over” Apartment Complex.
https://thenewamerican.com/us/venezuelan-gang-terrorizing-colorado-has-apparently-taken-over-apartment-complex/

NEWSMAX
— Rep. Issa Calls for Probe of Illegals Targeting School Buses.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/darrell-issa-illegal-immigrants/2024/08/29/id/1178450/
— Calif. Passes Bill to Give Illegal Migrants $150K in Home Loans
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/california-housing-loans/2024/08/29/id/1178323/
— Migrant Crisis Cost Taxpayers $150B Last Year.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/immigration-border-taxes/2024/08/29/id/1178371/

PJ MEDIA
— Illegals Nearly Hijack Two School Buses in California.
https://pjmedia.com/bryan-s-jung/2024/08/29/two-school-buses-in-california-nearly-hijacked-by-illegals-n4932099

TOWNHALL
— Tim Walz Under Fire for Latest Scandal That Bans Christian, Jewish Teachers From Public Schools.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/08/29/tim-walz-is-under-fire-for-reportedly-banning-christian-jewish-teachers-from-teaching-in-public-schools-n2644079
— Twenty Illegal Aliens Attempted to Enter a California School Bus As It Was Picking Up Students.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/08/29/a-group-of-illegals-attempted-to-enter-a-school-bus-picking-up-students-n2644089

ZERO HEDGE
— “Living In Third World”: Armed Venezuelan Gang Members Roam Colorado Apartment Building.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/living-third-world-armed-venezuelan-gang-members-roam-colorado-apartment-building

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Harris survives first major sit-down as Dem nominee with few missteps (COMMENT: I have been the Illinois reporter for www.gopusa.com since 2000. My critics/opponents did not want me to attend Henry Hyde’s press conference in 2005 ( https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-08-05-0508050305-story.html ) when he endorsed Roskam. But when I attended anyway, they warned me to not ask any questions. Since 2005, my critics/opponents have demonized me, denigrated, me, and condemned me as being just like Jeff Gannon and even worse things. 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  Since 2005, they have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I ask bad questions at press conferences and share privileged information with Democrat reporters that have caused Republican candidates to be defeated and even worse things. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4855125-harris-cnn-interview-few-missteps/
— Quinnipiac poll finds Harris with 2-point lead over Trump after convention. (COMMENT: No one should trust polls.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4854309-vice-president-harris-trump-neck-and-neck/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Biden got elected my falsely painting himself as being a moderate/centrist. Now Harris is doing that.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/2024-election/ap-harris-walz-will-sit-down-for-first-major-television-interview-of-their-presidential-campaign/

REUTERS
— Harris widens lead over Trump, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds. (COMMENT: No one should trust polls.)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/harris-widens-lead-over-trump-with-boost-women-hispanics-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2024-08-29/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Postal Service Overhaul Runs Into Challenges (COMMENT: I worked part-time for the Post Office 1966-1969 while I took classes at UIC and then at NIU. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. I might still be worked for the postal service if my Democrat superiors had not forced me to resign in 1969 by falsely claiming that I was not available to work enough hours. I was available to work every Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, holiday, and every day that NIU was not in session. My Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors disapproved/despised/hated my being a draft-avoider, conservative, Republican, Protestant, German American, my ancestors had been in America since 1844, and a Crete resident since 1948. Further, they were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire/retain/promote Democrat minorities, females, and veterans. The aforesaid is called patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, religious discrimination, and notional origin discrimination.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/us/politics/postal-service-changes-dejoy.html

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURES: Kamala Harris surges ahead of Donald Trump in latest poll taken after DNC. Harris has succeeded in doing what Biden never could this year: Lead Trump.  (COMMENT: No one should trust polls.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/29/kamala-harris-donald-trump-suffolk-usa-today-poll-results/74984967007/

NEW YORK SUN
— Illegal Aliens in America Cost Taxpayers $150 Billion Last Year.
https://www.nysun.com/article/illegal-aliens-in-america-cost-taxpayers-150-billion-last-year-study-finds

WJBF
— One-fourth of Accounting Professionals Want More DEI Involvement  (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 and GAO 1980-1997, fewer and fewer and fewer of their employees a) had degrees in accounting and b) had passed the CPA examination.  I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. My superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat elected officials to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. Because I was none of the aforesaid, my superiors wasted my career, forced me to retire in 1997, and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate who was a CPA. However, he had far less work experience than I had. He had far less education than I had. He had only one professional certification while I had six. He was not a licensed CPA.)
https://www.wjbf.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/739390663/one-fourth-of-accounting-professionals-want-more-dei-involvement/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Harris Has Taken Narrow Lead Over Trump, WSJ Poll Finds. Voters have largely positive views of Democratic nominee, who gets 48% compared to 47% for Republican Donald Trump. (COMMENT: No one should trust polls.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-harris-poll-august-election-2024-e6fa024e
— For More Americans, One Job Isn’t Enough (COMMENT:  My working a second job 1971-1972 helped me a) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, b) pay for my graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972, and c) buy a new town home in University Park in 1972.)
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/workers-multiple-jobs-lifestyle-economy-344c8f10
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Bosses Are Finding Ways to Pay Workers Less (COMMENT: Since 1966, my critics/opponents have viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being grossly overpaid. In today’s dollars, I earned $18.99/hour delivering mail 1966-1967, $19.62/hour 1967-1968, and $20.25/hour 1968-1969. I earned $54,728/year collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1972, $66,942/year 1972-1973, $80,994/year 1973-1974, and $97,079-$110,020/year 1974-1980. I earned $87,024/year 1980-1981 auditing federal agencies, $105,289/year 1981-1982, $110,020-$115,439/year 1982-1986, and $115,439-$150,075/year 1986-1997. In my defense, I earned a) job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/salary-workers-pay-cuts-2024-54101d66
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Job seekers report seeing roles that once offered salaries between $175,000 and $200,000 a year ago now being advertised for tens of thousands of dollars less, a change that has had them rethinking their pay expectations.)

FORTUNE
— The government promised an easier FAFSA. Now thousands have no financial aid at all. (COMMENT: I worked my way through college. To have money for UIC and NIU expenses and for cars to get to/from my parents’ home in Crete and jobs and classes, I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, and worked on an automotive assembly line in 1970. The aforesaid enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
https://fortune.com/2024/08/29/the-government-promised-an-easier-fafsa-now-thousands-have-no-financial-aid-at-all/

NEW REPUBLIC
— The Case for Mediocrity (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject meritocracy and promote race and gender based preference giving. According to them, discrimination against those who share their demographics (liberal/moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, minority, female, younger, veteran, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time) explains all their shortcomings in life. According to them because I am none of the aforesaid, I owe all my successes in live to discrimination against those who are the aforesaid. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on those whose parents had way more money than mine did.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/185408/august-case-for-mediocrity-politics

CONVERSATION
— Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote female candidates, Democrats and RINOs call you a sexist and even worse things.
https://www.odt.co.nz/opinion/sexism-makes-us-election-closer

ECONOMIST
— Democrat and RINO leaders say “Donald Trump’s dream of mass deportations is a fantasy.”
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2024/08/29/donald-trumps-dream-of-mass-deportations-is-a-fantasy

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Competitive Academic Cultures Are Catalysts for Discrimination. Tania Ravaei recommends measures colleges should take to discourage racial resentment of the successes of members of marginalized groups. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject meritocracy and promote race and gender based preference giving. According to them, discrimination against those who share their demographics (liberal/moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, minority, female, younger, veteran, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time) explains all their shortcomings in life. According to them because I am none of the aforesaid, I owe all my successes in live to discrimination against those who are the aforesaid. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on those whose parents had way more money than mine did.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/career-advice/conditionally-accepted/2024/08/30/competitive-academic-cultures-often

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.