ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats want Blacks to be pot pushers.
https://news.yahoo.com/local-cannabis-social-equity-applicants-051539004.html
WGN TV
— Social equity applicants get tips on how to enter pot business – SEAN LEWIS
(DIERSEN: Thanks to the following, I have never used an illegal drug and I
never will: a) my outstanding parents; b) their having me baptized, raising me,
and having me confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL); and c) their
sending me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran
Grade School in Park Forest to stay with MSL.)
https://wgntv.com/2019/12/15/social-equity-applicants-get-tips-on-how-to-enter-pot-business/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan confidant tried to sway Pritzker but was blackballed after
‘trashing’ key gov staffer Mike McClain, a former top lobbyist and close
adviser to House Speaker Mike Madigan, was blacklisted from Gov. J.B.
Pritzker’s office after orchestrating behind-the-scenes efforts to oust the
gov’s pick for chief of staff, sources say. – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: I should
write a book about past and present trashers and blackballers in the Milton
Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central
Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County,
Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce,
Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants
Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/12/16/21020860/madigan-mike-mcclain-blacklisted-jb-pritzker-lobbyist-comed-anne-caprara
— CPS to discuss hiring more teachers of color at community meeting – Nader
Issa (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://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/12/11/21011632/cps-board-education-community-meeting-teachers-color-board-minority
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republicans are right. Democrats wanted to impeach Donald Trump from the
start. – Dahleen Glanton
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-dahleen-glanton-donald-trump-impeachment-democrats-20191216-tckivuw7q5gnzhnc5pe56uhiwy-story.html
— Full-time cashier at Naperville Walgreens celebrates his 90th birthday:
‘When you go to work, you have a purpose’ – SUZANNE BAKER (DIERSEN: What if
Walgreens had an up-or-out policy for its employees who are White, male, and/or
non-veteran like the federal government has?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-90th-birthday-walgreens-st-1215-20191213-lin2y4g6zbbkjbdyixtuvbcfde-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Back to the Bahamas: Elk Grove ready for second bowl game
sponsorship – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20191216/back-to-the-bahamas-elk-grove-ready-for-second-bowl-game-sponsorship
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF CLINTON: How suburban
representatives voted on the Clinton impeachment – Russell Lissau (DIERSEN:
Democrats are nasty. Henry Hyde was my Congressman 1978-2007. GAO works for
Congress. I can always ask myself what more my Democrat GAO superiors would
have done to me if I had not taken their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when
I was 49 years old. They had given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals,
had always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance
purposes, had not promoted me beyond GS-13, had gotten rid of my mentor in
1987, had kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I
worked for GAO, and had forced me to take a $19,568 (21%) pay cut in today’s
dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20191216/how-suburban-representatives-voted-on-the-clinton-impeachment
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
Republican U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde of Wood Dale chaired the House Judiciary
Committee and served as chief prosecutor during Clinton’s trial in the Senate.
In an October 1998 interview with the Daily Herald, Hyde, who represented the
6th District, said it was “pretty clear” Clinton perjured himself
when he denied a sexual relationship with former White House intern Monica
Lewinsky. “There isn’t much doubt that he did willfully misstate the facts
under oath,” said Hyde, who retired in 2007 and died later that year.)
NORTHWEST HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push
pot.
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/12/05/sahly-what-shaw-media-is-doing-to-help-readers-with-expungement/awnmjdh/
NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE
— How Cannabis Use Impacts Long-Term Health
https://www.nm.org/healthbeat/healthy-tips/how-cannabis-use-impacts-long-term-health
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some
immediate effects can include: Bloodshot eyes, Increased heart rate, Increased
blood pressure, Anxiety, Impaired memory, Changes in mood, Altered sense of
time, Difficulty problem-solving, Hallucinations)
ROBERT FEDER
— Former Harvest Bible pastor sues Mancow for defamation
https://www.robertfeder.com/2019/12/15/former-harvest-bible-pastor-sues-mancow-defamation/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DOWN AND DIRTY CHALLENGES – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2019/12/16/down-and-dirty-challenges-mccaffrey-exits-city-hall-pushback-on-caprara-487908
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In
Illinois, the drama is focused on challenging petitions submitted by candidates
trying to get on the 2020 primary ballot. It is a brutal process. Candidates with
the financial means can challenge petitions of their competitors — requiring
them to spend precious time and money defending hundreds of signatures. A great
deal of financial and intellectual capital is spent during this
behind-the-scenes action, which is frustrating for candidates who would prefer
to put their energies into campaigning instead. The process can sometimes make
or break a campaign, as Dorothy Brown can attest.)
WIREPOINTS
— Why Illinois Property Taxes Won’t Drop Without Major Spending Reform –
Wirepoints Original – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/why-property-illinois-property-taxes-wont-drop-without-major-spending-reform/
ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— Illinois received $13 million in public broadcasting funds last year
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/521042493-illinois-received-13-million-in-public-broadcasting-funds-last-year
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SOME SHOCKING THINGS CHICK-FIL-A FUNDS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/12/some-shocking-things-chick-fil-a-funds.html
GOPUSA
— Hallmark Channel pulls ads with lesbians kissing, then caves to LGBT
pressure
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=81193
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Missteps, selective coverage drive Trump supporters into full revolt against
press – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts take you
to non-credible articles written by non-credible authors posted on non-credible
websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/15/trump-supporters-revolt-against-media-pew-research/
— IRS looks to prevent weaponization of donors’ information, doxxing – Ryan
Lovelace
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/dec/15/irs-nonprofit-guidelines-prevent-weaponization-don/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Anti-Semitic Representative Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) Rep Says GOP Is
‘Synonymous’ With Hate Speech – Elizabeth Matamoros
https://freebeacon.com/politics/anti-semitic-dem-gop-synonymous-hate-speech/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— At The Vanguard Of The Anti-Globalism Revolution Gadflies like Boris Johnson
are giving voice to communities torn asunder by neoliberalism. – ROBERT W.
MERRY
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/at-the-vanguard-of-the-anti-globalism-revolution/
TOWNHALL
— How Rich: Ilhan Omar Claims the Republican Party Is Responsible for
‘Hateful, Sinful Rhetoric’ – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2019/12/16/how-rich-ilhan-omar-claims-the-republican-party-is-responsible-for-hateful-sin-n2558041
DAILY WIRE
— Sanders, Appearing With Omar, Lauds Her: ‘One Of The Bravest Members Of The
United States Congress.’ Ted Cruz Has A Comment. – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/sanders-appearing-with-omar-lauds-her-one-of-the-bravest-members-of-the-united-states-congress
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Steve Scalise: Dems’ fabricated impeachment is ‘political vendetta’ –
Samantha Chang
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/12/15/steve-scalise-dems-fabricated-impeachment-is-political-vendetta-864713
CAMPUS REFORM
— Tenured faculty member defends calling Trump, Republicans ‘poison’ – Jon
Street
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=14106
CNS NEWS
— How to Cope With Your Professor’s Left-Wing Bias – Hans Bader
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/hans-bader/how-cope-your-professors-left-wing-bias
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To
get the best possible grade, students may need to pander to their professors’
left-wing ideology. Professors are much more likely to be progressives than
they are to be moderate or conservative. Law professors are no exception.
Progressive professors view progressive views as a sign of intelligence, and
conservatism as a sign of stupidity. For example, Prof. Robert Brandon, head of
Duke University’s philosophy department, argued that conservatives are rare in
academia because they are stupid. So to get a good grade, moderate or
conservative law students should pretend to be progressives when taking their
final exam. That will make them seem more intelligent to their left-wing
professors. They should echo their professor’s left-wing ideology in answering
exam questions — such as questions about what a vague provision of the
Constitution means, or about who should win a lawsuit where both sides have a
plausible legal argument. Parroting my professors’ left-wing ideology worked
for me at Harvard Law School.)
THE HILL
— Five aides to Van Drew resign ahead of his formal switch to GOP – SYLVAN
LANE AND ARIS FOLLEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/474671-five-aides-to-van-drew-resign-ahead-of-his-formal-switch-to-gop
— Trump is a conservative in name only – JUDD GREGG
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/474661-judd-gregg-trump-is-a-conservative-in-name-only
CBS NEWS
— Race and gender in the 2020 presidential race — CBS News poll – ANTHONY
SALVANTO, JENNIFER DE PINTO, KABIR KHANNA AND FRED BACKUS
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/presidential-election-2020-race-and-gender-in-presidential-race-cbs-news-poll/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But
among those who think it will matter to others, many Democrats think it will be
harder to beat Mr. Trump if the nominee is female, gay, or a racial minority.
More than half of Super Tuesday Democrats think it would be easier to win if
the nominee happens to be white, while just 3% think that would make beating
President Trump harder. Fifty percent feel it would be harder to defeat Donald
Trump if their nominee is black, compared to 10% who think it will be easier.
Black Democrats, in particular, feel that nominating a black candidate would
make it harder to beat Mr. Trump. Most black Democrats in these states think it
would be harder to beat him if the party nominates a black candidate. They are
more likely to feel this way (60% of them do) than white Democrats are (46%).
Black Democrats are also generally more confident than white Democrats that
their party will ultimately nominate someone who can beat Mr. Trump in 2020. On
the matter of gender, a mere 5% say the Democrats would have a harder time
beating Trump if their party’s nominee is a man. Forty-nine percent think it
would be harder if the nominee is a woman, while just 14% say it would be
easier if Democrats nominate a woman. Six in 10 black Biden supporters say they
strongly back him, compared to 4 in 10 of his white supporters who state that
level of support.)
YAHOO NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote a “fresh Fox News
poll.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/new-fox-news-poll-on-impeachment-contradicts-the-view-of-its-most-loyal-viewer-president-trump-165743309.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Worst Job in Politics? Ask the D.N.C. Chief – Reid
J. Epstein (DIERSEN: Have you served as the chairman of a political
organization? I survived as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois
2005-2012. I should write a book about it. I would focus on those activists,
candidates, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc., their
operatives, and their dupes who blamed me and blamed TAPROOT for all of their
problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s
problems. Those who succeeded in destroying TAPROOT stress those who could
have, should have, but did not come to my defense.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/us/politics/democrats-2020-tom-perez.html
— 2020 Campaigns Throw Their Hands Up on Disinformation Few politicians have
teams to spot false statements about them online, or to fight back before it
spreads. – Davey Alba
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/technology/2020-campaigns-disinformation.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Refining Your Digital Persona – Victoria Turk
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/09/smarter-living/digital-etiquette-manners-online.html
— In Era of Hardening Identities, Trump Order on Jews Kindles Questions Old
and New The president said he wanted to target anti-Semitic speech on campuses,
but in the time of new nationalism, nothing is really that simple. – Max Fisher
(DIERSEN: Under the Democrats, under the Libertarians, under the Greens, and
under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, the following identities are viewed
negatively: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican,
American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, German
American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/15/world/americas/trump-jews-executive-order.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “While the president rages, the
world melts.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/while-the-president-rages-the-world-melts/2019/12/14/bd297e6a-1de5-11ea-8d58-5ac3600967a1_story.html
— Sorry, Trump supporters. The Republican Party needs RINOs. – Henry Olsen
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/12/03/sorry-trump-supporters-republican-party-needs-rinos/
NEW YORK POST
— Democrats don’t see the diversity that’s staring them in the face – Jonah
Goldberg
https://nypost.com/2019/12/15/democrats-dont-see-the-diversity-thats-staring-them-in-the-face/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Diversify or Die: The National Hockey League Has a Demography Problem
Changing U.S. demographics presents an existential threat for a sport that is
virtually all white. – Louise Radnofsky
https://www.wsj.com/articles/diversify-or-die-the-national-hockey-league-has-a-demography-problem-11576433696
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Is marijuana linked to psychosis,
schizophrenia? It’s contentious, but doctors, feds say yes – Trevor Hughes,
Stephanie Innes, Jayne O’Donnel (DIERSEN: What percent of those who promote pot
a) have been stoners, b) are stoners, c) want to be stoners, d) want to money
selling pot, and/or e) want governments to take in lots of tax revenue from the
sale of pot?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/12/15/weed-psychosis-high-thc-cause-suicide-schizophrenia/4168315002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, members of the following groups promote
LGBTQ activity: 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.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2019/12/09/12-lgbtq-movies-you-must-watch-including-portrait-lady-fire/4242804002/
— Trump Facebook feuds: You thought arguing about the 2016 election was bad?
Brace yourself for 2020 – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2019/12/13/trump-election-arguments-rage-facebook-social-media-2020/2596750001/
KANSAS CITY STAR
— Forecast: 100% chance I’ll be called ‘fascist’ for writing this about Kansas
University conservatives – MICHAEL RYAN
https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/michael-ryan/article238331518.html
NEWSWEEK
— Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales is Taking on Facebook and the Dangers Lurking
in the Rise of Artificial Intelligence – FRED GUTERL (DIERSEN:
Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts take you to non-credible articles written
by non-credible authors posted on non-credible websites that promote the
Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.newsweek.com/2019/12/20/wikipedia-jimmy-wales-facebook-artificial-intelligence-1476534.html
TRIB LIVE
— Newspapers haven for people with Aspberger’s – Garret Mathews
https://triblive.com/opinion/garret-mathews-newspapers-haven-for-people-with-aspbergers/
STOCK DAILY DISH
— What happened to the phone booth? (DIERSEN: For first 5 years of my life
1948-1954, I lived with my parents in an apartment above my grandfather’s
hardware store at the northeast corner of Main and Exchange in Crete which was
right above a phone booth.)
https://stockdailydish.com/what-happened-to-the-phone-booth/
NEWSWIRE
— SEO ( Search Engine Optimization ) – 2020 Strategies – Kate Spurdens
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts take you to non-credible
articles written by non-credible authors posted on non-credible websites that
promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://newswire.net/newsroom/blog-post/00115394-seo-search-engine-optimization-2020-strategies.html
SEARCH ENGINE JOURNAL
— 6 Easy But Stupid SEO Tactics You Must Avoid – John McAlpin (DIERSEN:
Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts take you to non-credible articles written
by non-credible authors posted on non-credible websites that promote the
Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/stupid-seo-tactics/338811/
TIMES
— Google’s creators Sergey Brin and Larry Page started seeking utopia. Then
they got a better offer. Idealists turned rampant capitalists, the web giant’s
founders leave behind an unloved and distrusted firm. – John Arlidge (DIERSEN:
Ever-increasingly, Google News Alerts take you to non-credible articles written
by non-credible authors posted on non-credible websites that promote the
Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/google-creators-sergey-brin-larry-page-started-seeking-utopia-then-got-better-offer-z3snc7cwd
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— MARCH 5, 2019 FLASHBACK: How can www.gopillinois.com get
a better NewsGuard rating? Please consider NewsGuard’s rating criteria at https://www.newsguardtech.com/ratings/rating-process-criteria/ or
below and email me at diersen@aol.com or phone me at 630-653-0462
with your suggestions. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com/uncategorized/march-5-morning-edition-3/?highlight=newsguard
(FROM THE POSTING: RATING CRITERIA Here are the nine criteria that NewsGuard
uses to assess websites. Each criterion is worth a certain number of points out
of 100, as indicated below. A site with a score of 60 points or higher receives
a green rating. A site with a score lower than 60 points receives a red rating.
In every case, the NewsGuard Nutrition Labels that are provided for each site
(by clicking on the rating) spell out the site’s adherence to each of the nine
criteria that yielded that source’s particular rating. The criteria below are
listed in order of their importance in determining a red rating. For example,
failure to adhere to the first criteria—publishing false content—is more
influential in determining a red rating than failure to reveal information
about content creators.
Credibility
— Doesn’t repeatedly publish false content: In the last three years the site
has not produced multiple stories that have been found—either by journalists at
NewsGuard or elsewhere—to be clearly false, and which have not been quickly and
prominently corrected. (22 Points. A label with a score lower than 60 points
gets a red rating.)
— Gathers and presents information responsibly: Content on the site is created
by reporters, writers, videographers, researchers, or other information
providers who generally seek to be accurate and fair in gathering, reporting,
and interpreting information, even if they approach their work from a strong
point of view. They do this by referencing multiple sources, preferably those
that present direct, first-hand information on a subject or event. (18 Points)
— Regularly corrects or clarifies errors: The site makes clear how to contact
those in charge and has effective practices for publishing clarifications and
corrections. (12.5 Points)
— Handles the difference between news and opinion responsibly: Content
providers who convey the impression that they report news or a mix of news and
opinion distinguish opinion from news reporting, and when reporting news, they
do not regularly or egregiously misstate, distort, or cherry pick facts, or
egregiously cherry pick stories, to advance opinions. Content providers whose
clearly expressed purpose is to advance a particular point of view do not
regularly and egregiously misstate or distort facts to make their case. (12.5
Points)
— Avoids deceptive headlines: The site generally does not publish headlines
that include false information, significantly sensationalize, or otherwise do
not reflect what is actually in the story. (10 Points)
Transparency
— Website discloses ownership and financing: The site discloses its ownership
and/or financing, as well as any notable ideological or political positions
held by those with a significant financial interest in the site, in a
user-friendly manner. (7.5 Points)
— Clearly labels advertising: The site makes clear which content is paid for
and which is not. (7.5 Points)
— Reveals who’s in charge: Information about those in charge of the content is
made accessible on the site. (5 Points)
— The site provides the names of content creators, along with either contact
information or biographical information: Information about those producing the
content is made accessible on the site. (5 Points))
