NEWSWEEK
— Tim Walz Is Kamala Harris’ Pick for VP – Jesus Mesa
https://www.newsweek.com/tim-walz-kamala-harris-vice-president-1934825
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kamala Harris has chosen Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, to be her running mate, CNN reported Tuesday morning, as the Democrats strive to gain ground on former President Donald Trump with just over three months until the November election. An official announcement was expected within hours, with the pair set for their first campaign rally in Philadelphia later on Tuesday. Walz, 60, now in his second term as governor, has gained recognition for his progressive policies while also maintaining an ability to appeal to both urban and rural voters. His selection aims to balance the Democratic ticket, leveraging his Midwestern roots and legislative success to attract a broader base of support. His national profile started to rise after he became the first Democrat to publicly label Trump and his running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, as “weird”—a narrative that has since been seized upon by Democrats. As a vice-presidential candidate, Tim Walz was something of a dark horse. Though his name had only started to surface in recent weeks as a potential contender, he wasn’t typically seen as one of the frontrunners — especially given that Minnesota is a relatively solid blue state. Josh Shapiro, from the must-win commonwealth of Pennsylvania, was widely considered the favorite. Walz brings a unique national political resume: He was a non-commissioned Army officer, public school teacher, and state high school championship football coach before entering politics. As a congressman, he represented Minnesota’s 1st Congressional District—a long-considered GOP bastion—and was re-elected five more times.)
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Usha Vance says husband’s ‘childless cat ladies’ comment was a ‘quip’ “What he was really saying is that it can be really hard to be a parent in this country, and sometimes our policies are designed in a way that make it even harder,” Usha Vance said.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/usha-vance-says-husband-jd-vances-childless-cat-ladies-comment-was-quip/15147416/
NBC5
— Protesters seek longer marching route and closer access for DNC in Chicago. Protest groups want to take Washington Boulevard to the United Center. The city wants to route them onto side streets around the Secret Service security fencing. – Charlie Wojciechowski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/protesters-seek-longer-marching-route-and-closer-access-for-dnc-in-chicago/3513282/
CBS2
— Neighbors raise alarm over loitering, harassment at intersection (Wabash Avenue and Roosevelt Road) in Chicago’s South Loop – Jermont Terry
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/neighbors-raise-alarm-loitering-harassment-chicago-south-loop/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7OOT4-DCNw
— “Google is a monopolist,” judge says in ruling against tech titan. – Kate Gibson
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/google-antitrust-search/
WBEZ
— Democrats and RINOs oppose anything and everything that discourages abortion.
https://www.wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/2024/08/05/iowas-six-week-abortion-ban-is-in-effect-this-is-what-it-means-for-illinois
WGN RADIO
— Democrat and RINO leaders get Ray LaHood to slander Trump.
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/ray-lahood-trump-doesnt-represent-what-we-need-in-the-white-house/
WGLT
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting abortion.
https://www.wglt.org/2024-08-05/abortion-with-no-medical-help-it-nearly-doubled-in-2023-study-shows
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— City, protests groups still at odds over routes for DNC marches and demonstrations. – JAKE SHERIDAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/05/city-protests-groups-still-at-odds-over-routes-for-dnc-marches-and-demonstrations/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly blame guns for gun violence instead of blaming those who use guns illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/08/03/cook-county-sheriff-rafael-wordlaw-shooting-habitual-criminal-gun-safety-editoril
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Will DNC bring migrant influx to Chicago? Municipalities, organizations prepare for possible bump. – Barbara Vitello
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240805/news/will-dnc-bring-migrant-influx-to-chicago-municipalities-organizations-prepare-for-possible-bump/
— Megadonors have outsized influence – Richard Barsanti, Western Springs (COMMENT: What discourages you from giving money to candidates, elected officials, and political organizations? For me, it is far too many of them blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their defeats.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240805/letters-to-the-editor/megadonors-have-outsized-influence/
— Good Neighbors donates dorm room supplies to first-generation college students (COMMENT: Back in the good old days. I was a first-generation college student. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I lived with them and my brother in Crete while I took classes at UIC 1966-1968. I worked all the part-time hours that I could for the Park Forest Post Office and that enabled me to pay for my UIC and then NIU expenses, to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, to buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, to transfer to NIU in 1969, to pay for three semesters at the University Plaza Dormitory and a summer session at Lincolnshire West apartments in DeKalb, and to graduate debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning that Charger.) .
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240805/submitted-content/good-neighbors-donates-dorm-room-supplies-to-first-generation-college-students/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pritzker’s longshot VP bid had state Dems drooling in anticipation. – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-pritzkers-longshot-vp-bid-had-state-dems-drooling-in-anticipation/article_4830ec84-534f-11ef-8000-5b008fae43a9.html
CITIES 92.9
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, drug abuse ever-increasingly increases.
https://www.cities929.com/2024/08/05/narcan-vending-machines-popping-up-throughout-illinois-in-effort-to-combat-overdoses/
CHALKBEAT
— Chicago touts after-school program growth but cuts funding. – Mila Koumpilova (COMMENT: What did you do when you were in high school? I did yard work 1962-1964, I delivered newspapers 1962-1966, and I washed dishes 1964-1966. With the money that I earned and saved doing that, I bought a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air in 1964 and a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966. I used that Pontiac to commute to/from classes at UIC and my parents’ home in Crete 1966-1967.)
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/08/05/chicago-public-schools-after-school-funding-cut-as-covid-relief-runs-out/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— We’re in a protest pickle. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/08/06/were-in-a-protest-pickle-00172772
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/08/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-341/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/08/05/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-134/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Illinois drives out residents of every age and income group. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner (COMMENT: Democrats run Illinois. Democrats drive out of Illinois those who have demographics that vote for Republicans. Democrats attract to Illinois those who have demographics that vote for Democrats.)
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-drives-out-residents-of-every-age-and-income-group-wirepoints/
— Pritzker’s new video says Democrats have fixed Illinois ‘after years of Republican failure.’
https://wirepoints.org/pritzkers-new-video-says-democrats-have-fixed-illinois-after-years-of-republican-failure-hmm-wirepoints-quickpoint/
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Imam Teaches Children in Chicago to Martyr Themselves. – David Caton
https://illinoisfamily.org/islam-sharia/imam-teaches-children-in-chicago-to-martyr-themselves/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— DHS scrambling to prepare ahead of amnesty program for immigrant spouses as critics expect fraud. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/5/dhs-scrambling-to-prepare-for-amnesty-program-for-/
— GOP ballot-fraud foes should fight fishy addresses. Cleaning up dirty voting rolls. – Deroy Murdock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/5/gop-ballot-fraud-foes-should-fight-fishy-addresses/
AMAC
— Flood Of Chinese Migrants At Border Poses Major Security Risks For U.S. – Ben Solis
https://amac.us/newsline/national-security/flood-of-chinese-migrants-at-border-poses-major-security-risks-for-u-s/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Kamalafornia Republic. The vice president is profoundly out of step with the American people—one might even say “weird.” – Sen. Tommy Tuberville
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-kamalafornia-republic/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Which Party Protects the Vulnerable? – Jeffrey Folks (COMMENT: Those who have less money are more vulnerable. Because illegals drive wages down for low-paid jobs, illegal immigration harms Americans the most who have to take low-paid jobs. I had to take low-paid jobs to work my way through college because unlike my critics/opponents, my parents were not wealthy. My critics/opponents never had to compete against illegals like I had to.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/08/which_party_protects_the_vulnerable.html
AMERICAN WIRE
— Harris campaign announces outreach plan for GOP voters, but ‘dream’ already hitting roadblock. – Kevin Haggerty (COMMENT: To vote for Harris is to reject each and every plank in the Republican Party platform.)
https://americanwirenews.com/harris-campaign-announces-outreach-plan-for-gop-voters-but-dream-already-hitting-roadblock/
BLAZE
— Biden-Harris admin loosens criteria for illegal aliens to schedule appointments to enter US. – CANDACE HATHAWAY (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-harris-admin-loosens-criteria-for-illegal-aliens-to-schedule-appointments-to-enter-us
BUTLER COUNTY GOP
— Central Committee Letter Examples (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, because I am too conservative and because my demographics are terrible, the more that do to help elect Republican candidates, the fewer votes those candidates get. They ever-increasingly blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for the defeats suffered by Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. In light of that, what should I say in my precinct letter for the November 5, 2024 election?)
https://www.butlercountygop.org/central-committee-letters
CAMPUS REFORM
— Kamala Harris, stone-cold Marxist. Harris’s conception of ‘equitable treatment’ is indistinguishable from communism—no doubt because our modern notion of ‘equity’ is itself simply a rebranding of Marxism. – Rob Jenkins (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject meritocracy. According to them, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.campusreform.org/article/prof-jenkins-kamala-harris-stone-cold-marxist/26047
DAILY CALLER
— Decades Of Data Stands Behind Trump’s Claims About Illegal Immigration And ‘Black Jobs’ – WALLACE WHITE
https://dailycaller.com/2024/08/05/donald-trump-black-jobs-illegal-immigration-experts/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Tough Questions for Kamala Harris’ Reparations Plans. – GianCarlo Canaparo
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/08/05/tough-questions-for-kamala-harris-reparations-plans/
— If Not ‘Border Czar,’ Then What? Kamala Harris’ Record on Illegal Immigration. – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/08/05/if-not-border-czar-what-kamala-harris-record-illegal-immigration/
FOX NEWS
— Kamala Harris’ border czar record called out as Arizona rancher reports 100 illegals crossing his land a day. Arizona rancher says Democrat presidential hopeful has ‘been a total failure’ with border security. – Michael Ruiz, Ashley Papa
https://www.foxnews.com/us/kamala-harris-border-czar-record-called-out-arizona-rancher-reports-100-illegals-crossing-his-land-day
— Harris says ‘everybody needs to be woke’ in unearthed clip spreading like wildfire on social media. ‘We have to stay woke,’ Harris said in a 2017 social media post. – Emma Colton
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/harris-says-everybody-needs-woke-unearthed-clip-spreading-like-wildfire-social-media
— Gorsuch calls out affirmative action for race discrimination (COMMENT: Affirmative Action and DEI are political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, national origin discrimination, and even worse things.)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6359945927112
NEW AMERICAN
— Biden’s Latest Handout for Illegals at the Expense of Low-income Americans. – Dale Wilcox (COMMENT: Because illegals drive wages down for low-paid jobs, illegal immigration harms Americans the most who have to take low-paid jobs. I had to take low-paid jobs to work my way through college because unlike my critics/opponents, my parents were not wealthy. My critics/opponents never had to compete against illegals like I had to.)
https://thenewamerican.com/opinion/bidens-latest-handout-for-illegals-at-the-expense-of-low-income-americans/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Harris.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/05/harris-border-immigration-trump-failure/
KRTH
— Illegal Immigration Now Outpacing Birth In The U.S. – Ethan Buchanan (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders want that.)
https://ktrh.iheart.com/featured/houston-texas-news/content/2024-08-05-illegal-immigration-now-outpacing-birth-in-the-us/
NATION
— Chicago’s Palestinians Won’t Let the DNC Ignore Gaza. The Chicago area is home to the biggest Palestinian diaspora in the US. They’re going to make sure the Democratic National Convention hears them. – SARAH LAZARE
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/chicago-dnc-palestinian-american-protest/
