December 21, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Migrants flown to Chicago from Texas on chartered flight – Nell Salzman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrants-private-plane-texas-chicago-20231220-yh7d3nrpdze7rjaszs44jvmthi-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Vigil for 5-year-old migrant boy draws hundreds; advocates demand better. – Nell Salzman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrant-boy-death-vigil-20231221-a3yxpa23azedbh63uwgk7zxrvm-story.html
— The Constitution’s insurrection clause threatens Trump’s campaign. Here is how that is playing out. – AP (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-aud-nw-trump-insurrection-amendment-explainer-20231221-y2aswcz4m5g3vbokz6x4gsqgme-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Calls for more medical resources follow 5-year-old Pilsen shelter resident’s death. Hundreds gathered at a vigil for Jean Carlos Martinez Rivero, leaving flowers and balloons at a memorial on the sidewalk. ‘He was a beautiful boy, he was always happy.’ – Emmanuel Camarillo
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/20/24010500/vigil-migrant-boy-jean-carlos-martinez-rivero-chicago-pilsen-shelter
— Texas sends migrants by private plane to Chicago. A jet carrying about 120 migrants arrived Tuesday at O’Hare. The Texas governor’s office took credit, saying it’s widening efforts to send migrants to the city. – Tessa Weinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/20/24010329/texas-governor-sends-migrants-by-private-plane-to-chicago
— City’s migrant shelter program needs overhaul after 5-year-old’s death. The mayor and his staff must demand and get answers regarding what happened in Pilsen — and bear the responsibility for fixing the entire migrant settlement effort. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/20/24007875/citys-migrant-shelter-program-5-year-olds-death-jean-carlos-martinez-rivero-pilsen-editorial
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2023/12/20/24009525/father-michael-pfleger-pope-francis-same-sex-blessing-sabina
— Ever-increasingly, the more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against you. Trump is conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, non-poor, married, gun owner, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/21/24009467/census-ethnic-racial-identity-middle-east-north-africa-southwest-asia-resources-funding-sarah-abboud

DAILY HERALD
— Misspelling Republican won’t keep McHenry County Board candidate off ballot – Claire O’Brien
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231220/news/misspelling-republican-wont-keep-mchenry-county-board-candidate-off-ballot/
— ‘Can You Afford to Retire?’ – Jigar Doshi (COMMENT: In today’s dollars, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 44% of what my GAO salary was 1997 when I was 49 and less than what my IRS salary was in 1972. That is because my Democrat superiors wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997. My Democrat GAO superiors knew that I could “afford” to suffer the loss of income a) because of my wife’s income, b) because we had no children, c) because of our savings, d) because we had no debts, and e) because of the home and cars that we owned.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231220/submitted-content/can-you-afford-to-retire-find-out-jan-9-at-poplar-creek-public-library/
— Retired Kane County Auditor Bill Keck dies at 84
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231220/news/retired-kane-county-auditor-bill-keck-dies-at-84/

ABC7
— Texas governor vows more flights of migrants coming to Chicago. Private plane from El Paso drops off 100 migrants at O’Hare Airport. – Michelle Gallardo, Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/venezuelan-migrants-chicago-migrant-crisis-ohare-airport-mayor-brandon-johnson/14210332/
— Private plane from Texas drops off over 100 migrants at O’Hare Airport. 2 people from flight fled scene in Uber – Michelle Gallardo, Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-private-plane-ohare-airport-el-paso-texas/14207506/
— Some say discrimination widely felt at UIC, now under federal investigation by Education Department – Jasmine Minor (DIERSEN: I felt welcome at UIC when I took classes there 1966-1968. But from what I see, because of my demographics, I would not feel welcome at UIC if I took classes there today. I am conservative, Republican, White, male, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://abc7chicago.com/university-of-illinois-chicago-uic-college-discrimination-investigation-antisemitism/14207644/
— Northwestern targeted by ad campaign criticizing response to antisemitism, Hamas attack on Israel – Christian Piekos
https://abc7chicago.com/northwestern-university-antisemitism-hamas-attack-on-israel-srs-distribution-las-vegas-bowl/14208372/
— California lieutenant governor calls for Donald Trump to be removed from ballot (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://abc7chicago.com/president-donald-trump-california-elections-lieutenant-governor-colorado-supreme-court/14208249/
— Black churches team up to support migrants at Daley College – Samantha Chatman (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect ever-increasing pressure on Blacks from Democrat leaders to promote more illegal immigration. The Democrat Party is a coalition of those who need/want/demand more preference if not more massive government assistance and are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.)
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-pastor-charlie-dates-salem-progressive-baptist-church-daley-college/14208008/

NBC5
— Plane carrying migrants from Texas arrives at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. A spokesperson for the city confirmed officials received a call around 7:15 p.m. stating that a “private plane chartered by the Texas Department of Emergency Management” had landed at the airport and left roughly 100 migrants.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/plane-carrying-migrants-from-texas-arrives-at-chicagos-ohare-airport/3308122/
— Video shows Texas migrants boarding plane bound for Chicago’s O’Hare Airport
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/video-shows-texas-migrants-boarding-plane-bound-for-chicagos-ohare-airport/3308215/
— UIC under investigation for alleged discrimination (DIERSEN: I felt welcome at UIC when I took classes there 1966-1968. But from what I see, because of my demographics, I would not feel welcome at UIC if I took classes there today. I am conservative, Republican, White, male, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/university-of-illinois-chicago-under-investigation-for-alleged-discrimination/3308295/

CBS2
— Texas flies about 100 asylum seekers to Chicago on private plane – TODD FEURER
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/texas-private-plane-ohare-airport-migrants-asylum-seekers/
— Call for change after boy’s death in Chicago migrant shelter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5uIj9uUx_U
— Growing concern about carjackings at Chicago area gas stations
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/growing-concern-about-carjackings-at-chicago-area-gas-stations/
— Driver carjacked at north suburban Chicago Costco gas station, car found miles away – SARA MACHI
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/police-carjacking-costco-gas-station/
— Southwest suburban Chicago woman receives another threatening letter over ‘Free Palestine’ sign – SUZANNE LE MIGNOT
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/southwest-suburban-chicago-woman-threatening-letters-free-palestine-sign/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h

WGN9
— New Census figures show tens of thousands leaving Illinois – Joey Schneider
https://wgntv.com/news/new-census-figures-show-tens-of-thousands-leaving-illinois/

FOX32
— Migrants flown to O’Hare airport on private plane from Texas – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/migrants-chicago-texas-private-plane
— The Democrat Party platform promotes vices and destroys traditional marriage and family, that is, it promotes homelessness.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/family-promise-helps-families-experiencing-homelessness-in-chicagoland
— UIC responds to federal investigation into alleged discrimination on campus (DIERSEN: I felt welcome at UIC when I took classes there 1966-1968. But from what I see, because of my demographics, I would not feel welcome at UIC if I took classes there today. I am conservative, Republican, White, male, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/uic-responds-to-federal-investigation-into-alleged-discrimination-on-campus
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The university strives to be a place where everyone feels welcome and where all people – no matter what color, race, ancestry, age, sex, interests, sexual orientation including gender identity, religion, disability, national origin, or marital status – can share perspectives and viewpoints to learn from one another.)

WTTW
— As Texas Flies 91 Migrants to Chicago on Private Plane, Johnson Says Texas Governor Determined to ‘Create Chaos’ – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/20/texas-flies-150-migrants-chicago-private-plane-more-buses-expected-police-mayor-s-office
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://news.wttw.com/2023/12/20/planned-parenthood-opens-carbondale-clinic-amid-influx-out-state-patients-seeking

WBBM
— Tinley Park has become the latest Chicago-area community to enact a crackdown on bus companies that try to drop off passengers without warning.
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/another-suburb-regulates-bus-companies-amid-migrant-crisis

WBEZ
— Texas governor sends migrants by private plane to Chicago. After landing at O’Hare, officials say two people who flew with the plane fled in an Uber. The Texas governor’s office took credit for the flight, saying they’re expanding efforts to send migrants to the city. – Tessa Weinberg
https://www.wbez.org/stories/texas-governor-sends-migrants-by-private-plane-to-chicago/e94432f1-4584-4f3e-9d87-1015014730c0

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Geneva vape shop employees charged with felony pot possession. Arrests followed police probe of illegal pot sales. (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.)
https://www.shawlocal.com/kane-county-chronicle/2023/12/21/geneva-vape-shop-employees-charged-with-felony-pot-possession/

SOUTHERN
— Republican candidates defend Trump after Colorado 14th Amendment ruling – Tal Axelrod (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2023/12/21/republican-candidates-defend-trump-after-colorado-14th-amendment-ruling/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Texas begins flying migrants from US-Mexico border to Chicago, with 1st plane carrying 120 people – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-texas-begins-flying-migrants-from-us-mexico-border-to-chicago-with-1st-plane-carrying-120-people/
— Trump defends controversial comments about immigrants poisoning the nation’s blood at Iowa rally – AP (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly stress that Trump is German American and Protestant.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-defends-controversial-comments-about-immigrants-poisoning-the-nations-blood-at-iowa-rally/
— IRS to waive $1B in penalties for people and firms owing back taxes for 2020 or 2021 – AP (COMMENT: I worked for IRS’s Collection Division 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/irs-to-waive-1b-in-penalties-for-people-and-firms-owing-back-taxes-for-2020-or-2021/

101.9 THE EAGLE
— When Chicago People Leave, Where Do They Go? See the Top 5 Cities
https://101theeagle.com/top-5-cities-chicago-residents-moving/

AXIOS CHICAGO
— New Chicago database shows where money for migrants is going – Carrie Shepher
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2023/12/19/migrants-database-funding-spending-brandon-johnson

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-10/
— Chicago temp casino performing way below expectations (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more gambling.)
https://capitolfax.com/2023/12/20/chicago-temp-casino-performing-way-below-expectations/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

— CALL FOR ARTICLES THAT PROMOTE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM. And especially articles that promote its individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. It would be great if more religious, conservative, and Republican leaders would a) write articles that promote the aforesaid planks, b) post them on their websites, and c) email the links to those articles to diersen@aol.com .

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois business groups warn of economic shockwave from closed border rail lines – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_1dd9e940-9f81-11ee-b384-27cbcb542e14.html
— Community activists call for end to Chicago’s migrant ‘sanctuary’ status. – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_90b06f30-9f71-11ee-a78c-33fc1846dbaa.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— A Supreme Court shaped by Trump will weigh his political fate. Trump appointees to decide if he stays on the ballot and out of jail. – Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/20/supreme-court-shaped-by-donald-trump-will-weigh-hi/
— Colorado Supreme Court ensures 2024 election win for Trump – Charles Hurt (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/20/colorado-supreme-court-ensures-2024-election-win-f/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Southern border crisis: Authorities encounter nearly 27,000 immigrants in 48 hours in unprecedented surge – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/southern-border-crisis-nearly-27-000-immigrants-48-hours
— The world is in peril, Senate leaders say, before leaving on three-week vacation – Timothy P. Carney
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/world-peril-senate-leaders-leave-three-week-vacation

NEW YORK POST
— Republicans float booting Biden off state ballots after Trump ruling – Ryan King (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://nypost.com/2023/12/20/news/republicans-float-booting-biden-off-ballots-after-trump-colorado-ruling/
— Texas border agents outnumbered by 200 to 1 by migrants at Eagle Pass — station at 260% capacity – Jack Morphet and Alex Oliveira
https://nypost.com/2023/12/20/news/eagle-pass-border-agents-outnumbered-by-migrants-200-to-1/
— If the feds and state don’t take responsibility for the migrant crisis, NYC should sue – Andrew Cuomo (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders created the migrant crisis. Democrat leaders want illegals because the vote for Democrats. RINO leaders want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://nypost.com/2023/12/20/opinion/if-the-feds-and-state-dont-take-responsibility-for-the-migrant-crisis-nyc-should-sue/
— NY lost nearly 102,000 residents in a year — most in the nation — while Texas saw biggest population gain. – David Propper, Selim Algar, Vaughn Golden, Carl Campanile
https://nypost.com/2023/12/20/metro/new-york-lost-more-residents-than-any-other-state-census-bureau/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— This is How a Sanctuary City’s Neglect Killed a 5-Year-Old Immigrant
https://amgreatness.com/2023/12/20/this-is-how-a-sanctuary-citys-neglect-killed-a-5-year-old-immigrant/
— Planned Parenthood Increasingly Providing More Transgender Services – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2023/12/20/planned-parenthood-increasingly-providing-more-transgender-services/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Chicago mayor FUMES as Texas gets around bus block, begins flying migrants to sanctuary cities – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/21/chicago-mayor-fumes-as-texas-gets-around-bus-block-begins-flying-migrants-to-sanctuary-cities-1421642/
— Illegal immigrants flood airports, get priority seating as America gears up for holiday travel season – Frieda Powers
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/20/illegal-immigrants-flood-airports-get-priority-seating-as-america-gears-up-for-holiday-travel-season-report-1421534/

BLAZE
— Thousands of illegal immigrants sleeping outside while awaiting processing – ANDREW CHAPADOS
https://www.theblaze.com/news/illegals-eaglepass-migrant-overflow-field
— Harvard is the Bud Light of academia – CHRISTOPHER BRUNET
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/harvard-is-the-bud-light-of-academia

BREITBART
— Blue States Lose Population, Red States Gain Population – JOHN NOLTE (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/20/nolte-blue-states-lose-population-red-states-gain-population/
— Denver’s Dem. Mayor Teams with Catholic Church to House Illegals, Pleads for More Work Permits – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/12/20/denvers-dem-mayor-teams-with-catholic-church-to-house-illegals-pleads-for-more-work-permits/
— Fighting Woke Indoctrination and Reshaping a College – Peter Schweizer:
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/20/peter-schweizer-fighting-woke-indoctrination-and-reshaping-a-college/

COLLEGE FIX
— Top business schools push CRT and other progressive ideas – JACK APPLEWHITE
https://www.thecollegefix.com/top-business-schools-push-crt-and-other-progressive-ideas-report-finds/

DAILY CALLER
— Abbott Begins Flying Migrants To Chicago After City Restricts Busing Effort – HAILEY GOMEZ
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/20/greg-abbott-texas-migrants-bus-flight/
— The US Is Undergoing A Massive Population Shift And It’s Bad News For Dems – ROBERT SCHMAD
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/20/us-undergoing-massive-population-shift-bad-news-dems/
— Feds Raise Concerns Over New Pathway Fueling Migrant Crisis – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/20/feds-raise-concerns-new-pathway-fueling-migrant-crisis/
— What The Defense Authorization Does Not Defend – TERENCE P. JEFFREY
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/20/opinion-what-the-defense-authorization-does-not-defend-terence-p-jeffrey/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Roosevelt Hotel: NYC’s Central Processing Point for Illegal Alien Families – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/20/roosevelt-hotel-nycs-central-processing-point-illegal-alien-families/
— Teacher Fired for Criticizing Transgenderism Sues School District – Tony Kinnett (COMMENT: I was forced to take early retirement, that is, I was fired for coitizing patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I sued. (SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ) I should write a book about that.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/12/20/exclusive-award-winning-gay-teacher-sues-california-school-after-being-fired-for-condemning-transgenderism/

DAILY WIRE
— GOP Officials Float Kicking Biden Off State Ballots Over Immigration Crisis – Tim Pearce
https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-officials-float-kicking-biden-off-state-ballots-over-immigration-crisis

FOX BUSINESS
— Kari Lake: US is getting an invasion at the border. Senate candidate for Arizona Kari Lake gives her take on Biden’s open border policy on ‘Kudlow.’
https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6343620313112

FOX NEWS
— A majority of these migrants are false, fraudulent asylum seekers – Kari Lake
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6343630892112
— Texas begins flying migrants to sanctuary cities with first flight to Chicago. Over 82,000 migrants have been transported to cities so far by Texas. – Adam Shaw, Bill Melugin
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-begins-flying-migrants-to-sanctuary-cities-with-first-flight-to-chicago
— Texas immigration law pushback marks latest tension between Biden administration and border states over crisis. Texas and Arizona have criticized the federal government’s handling of the crisis. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-immigration-law-marks-latest-in-tensions-between-biden-admin-border-states
— Progressive Dem who defunded Austin police ripped for requesting police patrols at home: ‘Out of touch’
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6343662927112

HOT AIR
— Illegal Aliens Entering at Rate of 4.6 Million a Year – DAVID STROM
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2023/12/20/illegal-aliens-entering-at-rate-of-4-6-million-a-year-n600145

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Blasts Greg Abbott as Tension Builds Over City’s Illegal Immigrant Crisis. “The governor of Texas needs to take a look in the mirror of the chaos that he is causing for this country. This is not just a Chicago dynamic. He is attacking our country!” – Stacey Matthews
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-blasts-greg-abbott-as-tension-builds-over-citys-illegal-immigrant-crisis/
— Biden Border Crisis: More Migrants Arrive as December is on Pace to Break More Encounter Records. Over 500 slipped through a border wall in Lukeville, AZ, with only a few agents on hand. – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/biden-border-crisis-more-migrants-arrive-as-december-is-on-pace-to-break-more-encounter-records/

LIFE NEWS
— Big Abortion Gets $592 Million in Taxpayer Funding Every Year, It’s Time to Defund Planned Parenthood – Ben Johnson (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. My Democrat GAO superiors punished me severely for Republican success in defunding GAO. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.lifenews.com/2023/12/12/big-abortion-gets-592-million-in-taxpayer-funding-every-year-its-time-to-defund-planned-parenthood/

MRC TV
— NYC Mayor: ‘Real Changes In Washington’ Needed To Stem Flow Of Migrants – ERIC SCHEINER
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/eric-scheiner/nyc-mayor-real-changes-washington-needed-stem-flow-migrants

NEW AMERICAN
— Florida’s Republican Latinos Stand Behind Trump Amid Immigration Rhetoric – Luis Miguel
https://thenewamerican.com/us/floridas-republican-latinos-stand-behind-trump-amid-immigration-rhetoric/
— “Legitimate” Travel Agencies Assisting Human Smuggling at Border – Luis Miguel
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/report-legitimate-travel-agencies-assisting-human-smuggling-at-border/

NEWSMAX
— Quinnipiac Poll: Trump at 67 Percent in GOP Primary – Jim Thomas
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/quinnipiac-pol-donald-trump/2023/12/20/id/1146696/
— 57 Percent Think Great Replacement Theory Real – Rasmussen (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/great-replacement-theory-immigration-ramaswamy/2023/12/20/id/1146676/
— Migrant Crisis Near ‘Breaking Point’ at Southern Border – Charlie McCarthy
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/migrant-crisis-breaking-point/2023/12/20/id/1146667/

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Union Pacific Railway Shut Down Due To Migrant Smuggling – Monica Paige
https://www.oann.com/video/oan-contribution/union-pacific-railway-shut-down-due-to-migrant-smuggling/

PJ MEDIA
— Yes, Americans, We’re Being Replaced — ALL of Us – KEVIN DOWNEY JR. (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats.)
https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2023/12/20/yes-americans-youre-being-replaced-n4924891


— U.S. Closes Several Border Crossings to Contain Unprecedented Migrant Surge – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2023/12/20/us-closes-several-border-crossings-to-contain-unprecedented-migrant-surge-n4924886
— Setting Back Race Relations Is a Feature, Not a Bug, of Democrat Policies – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2023/12/20/setting-back-race-relations-is-a-feature-not-a-bug-of-democrat-policies-n4924890

POST MILLENNIAL
— DeSantis floats idea that Biden could be removed from ballot for ‘letting 8 million illegals into the country and violating the Constitution’ – Hannah Nightingale
https://thepostmillennial.com/ron-desantis-floats-idea-that-biden-could-be-removed-from-ballot-for-letting-8-million-illegals-into-the-country-and-violating-the-constitution
— Musk calls out ‘woke’ Microsoft Word feature that scolds users when ‘language’ isn’t ‘inclusive and diverse’ – Katie Daviscourt
https://thepostmillennial.com/elon-musk-calls-out-woke-microsoft-word-feature-that-scolds-users-when-language-isnt-inclusive-and-diverse

TOWNHALL
— Republicans Team Up to Remove Biden From State Ballots: ‘Unfair, Abuse of Power’ – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/20/republicans-consider-removing-biden-from-ballots-n2632667
— Other States Should Learn from Illinois’ Humiliating Defeat on ‘Stupid and Unconstitutional’ Law – Thomas Glessner
https://townhall.com/columnists/thomasglessner/2023/12/21/other-states-should-learn-from-illinois-humiliating-defeat-on-stupid-and-unconstitutional-law-n2632690
— Delta, American Airlines Fly Illegal Aliens To U.S. Cities – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/12/20/delta-american-airlines-fly-illegal-aliens-into-us-on-late-night-flights-n2632672
— California Citing Colorado Ruling in Push to Remove Trump From Ballot – Spencer Brown (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2023/12/20/here-we-go-california-cites-colorado-ruling-in-push-to-block-trump-from-ballot-n2632661

ZERO HEDGE
— Cry Victim: Chicago Mayor Rages Over Buses Of Immigrants From Texas – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/cry-victim-chicago-mayor-rages-over-buses-immigrants-texas

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4370035-biden-takes-aim-at-trump-over-immigrant-remarks-diversity-is-our-strength/
— Haley ties DeSantis for first time in Quinnipiac GOP primary poll – MIRANDA NAZZARO
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4369996-haley-ties-desantis-first-time-quinnipiac-gop-primary-poll/
— Border Patrol says surge in border crossings is overwhelming its resources – SAUL ELBEIN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4369700-border-patrol-says-surge-in-border-crossings-are-overwhelming-its-resources/

NBC NEWS
— Texas Gov. Greg Abbott escalates border fight by chartering migrant flight to Chicago. The Republican governor’s move is in response to the impounding of Chicago-bound buses transporting migrants from Texas. – Natasha Korecki (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders created the immigration crisis but they ever-increasingly try to blame Republicans for it.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/greg-abbott-charters-migrant-flight-chicago-border-fight-escalation-rcna130711
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the Pope to promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/pope-francis-sex-blessings-policy-triggers-healing-old-pain-lgbtq-cath-rcna130681

REUTERS
— House Speaker Johnson among US politicians with ancestral ties to slavery. – Tom Lasseter (COMMENT: I have no ancestral ties to slavery. But my critics/opponents have always stressed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In my defense, I have always stressed that my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/house-speaker-johnson-among-us-politicians-with-ancestral-ties-slavery-2023-12-20/

YAHOO NEWS
— Haley surges into second behind Trump in Iowa as DeSantis slinks into third – John Bowden
https://au.news.yahoo.com/haley-surges-second-behind-trump-013305622.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Vigil held for 5-year-old migrant boy who died at Chicago shelter
https://apnews.com/article/chicago-migrant-child-death-vigil-b751924ab1c3c62db571d56cfcb0ec02

CNN
— Democrats say “5 big reasons to pay attention to what’s happening at the border right now.” (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders created the border crisis. Democrat leaders want illegals because the vote for Democrats. RINO leaders want illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/20/us/us-mexico-border-analysis-cec/index.html

NEWSWEEK
— Migrant Released Into US Told to Check in With ICE 8 Years Later (COMMENT: How many Democrat candidates will that migrant vote for during those 8 years?)
https://www.newsweek.com/migrants-check-date-delays-1854332
— Migrant Crisis Brings Down America’s Railroad Network
https://www.newsweek.com/biden-migrants-border-railroad-mexico-us-1854114
— Texas Republican Chip Roy Blames Trump For Border ‘Mess’ – Matthew Impelli
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-blame-trump-border-chip-roy-1854243
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy recently placed some blame on former President Donald Trump for the current “mess” at the U.S.-Mexico border. During an interview broadcast by CNN on Tuesday, Roy spoke about Trump refusing to attend the string of Republican primary debates and praised Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for his leadership in the state. “President Trump also failed to actually fully secure the border,” Roy told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. “If he had worked with conservatives to get bills passed in 2018 and 2019, we wouldn’t be in the mess we’re in right now.” Data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows that there have been more than 2.4 million migrant encounters at southern borders across the U.S. so far in 2023. This number is an increase from the previous two fiscal years, which recorded 2.3 million in 2022 and 1.7 million in 2021. Migrant encounters are defined by the agency as the total number of people apprehended, deemed inadmissible and processed for deportation. Roy went on to speak about recent migrant apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border and said “we should have stopped this years ago, President Trump could have done that if he led Congress to get something done. That didn’t happen.” The comments by Roy came just a few days after Trump criticized him on Truth Social, asking if any other Republicans have planned to run against the congressman. “Has any smart and energetic Republican in the Great State of Texas decided to run in the Primary against RINO (Republican in name only) Congressman Chip Roy. For the right person, he is very beatable. If interested, let me know!!!” Trump wrote. However, the filing deadline for the Texas primary election ended on December 11, meaning that no other Republicans can challenge Roy, as Trump suggested. Shortly after the former president’s comments, some other Republicans spoke out in support of Roy, such as DeSantis who said: “While @chiproytx is fighting to do what Donald Trump promised to do—secure our southern border—the former president is on social media demanding a primary challenge to one of the most conservative members of Congress (even though the Texas primary filing deadline was over a week ago.)” “I stand with Chip and am honored to have his support. The time for talking is over. We must stop the invasion, and I will get it done,” DeSantis added. Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie also issued support for Roy saying on X, formerly Twitter, that “He fights for what he believes and he’s one of the most conservative members of Congress. I can tell you with certainty that this shortsighted effort to intimidate Chip will not work.” This is not the first time Roy and Trump have criticized each other, as the Republican representative previously criticized the former president’s actions following the January 6 riots. “The president of the United States deserves universal condemnation for what was clearly, in my opinion, impeachable conduct: pressuring the vice president to violate his oath to the Constitution,” Roy said. Trump then criticized Roy during his bid for Republican conference chair, saying that “he has not done a great job, and will probably be successfully primaried in his own district.” Roy’s office declined to make any further comments after Newsweek reached out. Newsweek also reached out to a Trump spokesperson via email for comment.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Cases Crashing Into Supreme Court Could Reshape 2024 Election. The ruling that Donald Trump is not eligible for the ballot in Colorado is the latest election-related issue likely to land before the justices. The implications for 2024 could be profound. – Alan Feuer (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/us/politics/trump-supreme-court-election.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/12/21/trump-migrant-undocumented-europe-united-states-rhetoric/

CENTRAL LA NOW
— 90,000 asylum seekers have entered the U.S. via California port of entry – Salvador Rivera
https://www.cenlanow.com/border-report-tour/90000-asylum-seekers-have-entered-the-u-s-via-california-port-of-entry/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Colorado Trump Ban Puts Supreme Court in Hot Seat. Justices will likely have to rule on whether 14th Amendment’s banning insurrectionists from office applies to former president. – Jan Wolfe and Mariah Timms (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/colorado-ruling-knocking-trump-off-ballot-puts-supreme-court-in-hot-seat-de07e8f5
— FRONT PAGE: How College Dorms Got So Expensive – Melissa Korn and Shane Shifflett (COMMENT: With the money that I earned working for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I was able to afford paying for a) three semesters at the University Plaza Dormitory ( https://www.uplaza.com/ ) in DeKalb 1969-1970 and b) sharing a Lincolnshire West apartment ( https://www.axiomproperties.com/communities/lincolnshire-west ) in DeKalb the summer of 1970. That money also enabled me to pay for tuition and books at UIC 1966-1968 and to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967 and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968. My parents provided me with room and board 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969 and the summer of 1969.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/college-housing-dorms-cost-tuition-9d98c1a4
— Trump vs. the Banana Republic of Colorado. The effort to remove him from the ballot is legally baseless and helps his campaign. – Karl Rove (COMMENT: Will Pritzker keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-vs-the-banana-republic-of-colorado-ballot-fourteenth-amendment-unlawful-ea982be8
— Indicted or Barred From the Ballot: For Trump, Bad News Cements Support. The former president has perfected a playbook of victimhood, raising cash off each of his indictments and encouraging Republican officials to defend him, as his rivals did after the Colorado ruling. – Maggie Haberman (COMMENT: My critics/opponents stress the little or no support that I got from those I have helped elect and/or those who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters when they a) ended my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021, b) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, c) ended my chairmanship of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois in 2012, d) ended my membership on the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee in 2011, e) ended my service as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster in 2010 and 2004, f) ended my membership on the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee in 2007, g) almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) defeated my bid to serve as the MTRO Treasurer in 2004, and i) ended my membership on the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board in 2004.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/20/us/politics/trump-republicans-colorado.html

FORTUNE
— New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs bill creating commission to consider reparations for the persistent effects of slavery – AP (COMMENT: What positions do the following have on reparations: a) the candidates on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct, b) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county organization, and your Republican township/ward organization, and c) Republican elected officials in your county, township, municipality, and school district? Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs call you a racist and even worse things if you do not promote reparations.)
https://fortune.com/2023/12/20/new-york-governor-kathy-hochul-bill-creating-commission-consider-reparations-slavery/
— Democrats and RINOs use Diversity to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://fortune.com/2023/12/20/corporate-diversity-inclusion-fears-ceos-overblown/
— New York state to study reparations, saying slavery was not just ‘a product of the South, the Confederacy’ – AP (COMMENT: I have no ancestral ties to slavery. But my critics/opponents have always stressed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s. In my defense, I have always stressed that my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://fortune.com/2023/12/20/new-york-state-to-study-reparations-slavery-kathy-hochul-al-sharpton-california/

FORBES
— Russia Claims Google Hosts ‘Extremist’ LGBTQ Content—Levies $50 Million Fine – Zachary Folk
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2023/12/20/russia-claims-google-hosts-extremist-lgbtq-content-levies-50-million-fine/
— The Power Of Productivity: How To Stay Motivated And Inspired – Trish Joy Duggan (COMMENT: What shows that you are a productive member of society? For me, since 2000, it includes my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters that I put together and send out each and every morning. Between 1980 and 1997, it included what I did as a GAO Analyst, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $109,732-$142,650/year. Between 1971 and 1980, it included what I did as an IRS Revenue Officer, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year. Between 1970 and 1972, it included what I did as a Firestone Stores employee. Between 1966 and 1969, it included what I did as a postal employee.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesnonprofitcouncil/2023/10/19/the-power-of-productivity-how-to-stay-motivated-and-inspired/

MESSENGER
— How The 2024 Primary Could Turn 2016 On Its Head – Stephanie Murray (COMMENT: Who is running to be your Republican Precinct Committeeman? What is he/she going to do to maximize Republican turnout for the March 19, 2024 primary? As soon as the sample ballot is available for my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton, I will hand deliver a copy to each of the 228 residences that have at least one Republican registered voter.)
https://themessenger.com/politics/how-the-2024-primary-could-turn-2016-on-its-head

AXIOS
— Biden campaign compares Trump to Hitler in quotes graphic – Shauneen Miranda (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly stress that Trump is German American and Protestant.)
https://www.axios.com/2023/12/20/trump-hitler-biden-campaign-comparison

DAILY MAIL
— HUNDREDS of migrants march toward processing center after crossing through US-Mexico border wall in Lukeville, Arizona – Nic White and Maryann Martinez
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hundreds-of-migrants-march-toward-processing-center-after-crossing-through-us-mexico-border-wall-in-lukeville-arizona-where-border-agents-are-under-siege-as-record-number-cross-into-the-country/ar-AA1lOdrj

PIPA NEWS
— El Paso resident expresses concern about border crisis, says this could turn voters to support Trump
https://pipanews.com/el-paso-resident-expresses-concern-about-border-crisis-says-this-could-turn-voters-to-support-trump/

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.