FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Brandon Johnson launches unified shelter system as migrant shelter population wanes
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/20/mayor-brandon-johnson-unified-shelter-system/
— Standoff continues between Thornton Township Supervisor Tiffany Henyard, trustees
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/12/20/standoff-continues-between-thornton-township-supervisor-tiffany-henyard-trustees/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton polling shows she may have her sights set on a different office. A source with knowledge of Stratton’s poll and the thinking behind it told Rich Miller she is “keeping her options open” as Gov. JB Pritzker decides if he will seek reelection.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/12/20/lt-gov-juliana-stratton-poll-popularity-black-woman-attorney-jb-pritzker-dick-durbin-rich-miller
CBS2
— Judge permanently blocks Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard’s appointments to key village posts
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/judge-blocks-tiffany-henyard-appointments-dolton/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Editorial: Mr. Mayor, if you truly care about Chicago, you should step aside. (COMMENT: Who should he be replaced with?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/editorial/brandon-johnson-should-step-aside-after-martinez-editorial
ABC7
— Thornton Township’s government remains shut down, without crucial insurance after chaotic meeting
https://abc7chicago.com/post/tiffany-henyard-news-thornton-townships-government-remains-shut-down-crucial-insurance-after-chaotic-meeting/15683333/
NBC5
— Biden forgives $4.28 billion in student debt for 54,900 borrowers. Biden has forgiven more student debt than any other president. (COMMENT: Did you get a student loan? I did not. I had to work my way through college. That harmed my GPA. Far too often, instead of studying, I worked all the part-times that I could for the Park Forest Post Office while I was a UIC and NIU student 1966-1969.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/biden-forgives-4-28-billion-in-student-debt-for-54900-borrowers/3629422/
WGN9
— More student loans canceled in final round of forgiveness before Biden leaves office (COMMENT: Did you get a student loan? I did not. I had to work my way through college. That harmed my GPA. Far too often, instead of studying, I worked all the part-times that I could for the Park Forest Post Office while I was a UIC and NIU student 1966-1969.)
https://wgntv.com/news/more-student-loans-canceled-in-final-round-of-forgiveness-before-biden-leaves-office/
FOX32
— Chicago ends migrant shelter mission, merges housing system for all in need
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-ends-migrant-shelter-mission-merges-housing-system-all-need
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump set to take office with tighter grip on GOP (COMMENT: Who represents and speaks for Trump in Illinois, in your congressional district, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/president-elect-donald-trump-set-to-take-office-with-tighter-grip-on-gop-and-less-resistance-white-house-second-term-congress-republican-majority
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/wnij-news/2024-12-20/trumps-mass-deportation-would-hurt-everyone-not-just-undocumented-workers-prof-says
WIFR
— Illinois adds new requirements to job posting (COMMENT: Democrats run IRS and GAO. GAO audits IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO when I was 31 years old in 1980. They forced me to take a $22,996 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer, that is, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-9 Step 10. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, they would have given me a promotion to GS-13 Step 1 (currently $118,439/year) to transfer. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels (currently $97-079-$110,020/year). I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates used my having to take a downgrade to transfer against me big time. They used that downgrade a) to keep me off audits of IRS until 1986, b) to delay my promotions, and c) to not promote me to GS-13 until 1986. They did that even though a) I earned that master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, b) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and c) I became a licensed CPA in 1981. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, GAO would have promoted into its Senior Executive Service (currently $191,900/year) before I was 40 years old.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9wDQ556Uak
CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/12/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-221/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker was and remains part of the coverup of Biden’s mental decline
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzker-was-and-remains-part-of-the-coverup-of-bidens-mental-decline-wirepoints/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— State immigration advocates plot strategy for Trump’s deportation plans
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_8d18c736-befc-11ef-865f-eb36d769b00f.html
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Librarian Gets Two Years for Stealing $770,000
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/19/librarian-gets-two-years-for-stealing-770000/
— When Will an Illinois Legislator Introduce a No Tax on Tips Bill?
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/19/when-will-an-illinois-legislator-introduce-a-no-tax-on-tips-bill/
— Report Shows Wildly Inaccurate Crystal Lake Tax Increment Financial Projections
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/20/report-shows-wildly-inaccurate-crystal-lake-tax-increment-financial-projections/
— Health Department Reports First Death of Young Child from Respiratory Syncytial Virus
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/20/health-department-reports-death-of-young-child-from-respiratory-syncytial-virus/
— Trump Wins Budget Battle, Christmas Tree Bill Chopped Down
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/20/trump-wins-budget-battle/
— Slot Machine Thieves Arrested
https://www.mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/12/20/slot-machine-thieves-arrested/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— If you are a conservative who is not in the process of leaving Illinois, what should you do to defend yourself? One thing is to help elect the Republican candidates on the April 1, 2025 ballot in your precinct. Another thing is to get appointed to serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain. Another thing is to attend the January 11, 2025 Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee meeting. – Dave Diersen
http://
— Democrat and RINO leaders reject Trump’s election. From what I see, the more that Republican leaders do to deport illegals, the more that Democrat and RINO leaders will do a) to keep their illegals here and b) to bring their deported illegals back in. What can/should be done about that? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do your critics/opponents do? My critics/opponents promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. They destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to coverup their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. They have their operatives and their dupes do their dirty work. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do you do and why do you do it? I put together and send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters every morning. I do that to promote conservative principles, that is, I do that to promote the Republican Party platform. I credit all my accomplishments in life to my following conservative principles. If I had not followed conservative principles, I would not have been able to a) earn a bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) earn professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, c) earn a professional license when I was 32, d) buy new cars when I was 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 29, etc., e) buy real estate when I was 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, and 74, f) get married when I was 29, g) etc. – Dave Diersen
http”//www.gopillinois.com
— GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters are in-kind donations. GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter subscriptions are worth $1,000/year, if not $5,000/year, if not $10,000/year. But I send GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters out each and every morning free of charge and with no advertising or donation requests. I spend about 15 hours a day putting the newsletters together and sending them out. I spend thousands of dollars each year for newspaper subscriptions, internet expenses, etc. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com)
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Pritzker, a Licensed Attorney, Could Face State Disciplinary Action for Falsely Stating Trump is a “Rapist,” Says Blagojevich
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/12/pritzker-a-licensed-attorney-could-face-state-disciplinary-action-for-falsely-stating-trump-is-a-rapist-says-blagojevich.html
— Biden Rushes Back to DC as Harris Cancels Holiday Trip, Sparking 25th Amendment Rumors After Explosive Report Reveals Extensive Health Coverup Scheme
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/12/biden-rushes-back-to-dc-as-harris-cancels-holiday-trip-sparking-25th-amendment-rumors-after-explosive-report-reveals-extensive-health-coverup-scheme.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Wednesday, The Wall Street Journal published an explosive story that detailed a four-year coverup by the White House to hide the president’s deteriorating mental health condition and how top aides protected the ailing president from the public, his staff and even the cabinet. The White House hired a vocal coach to assist with his diminishing voice, sent surrogates to meetings that he should have been attending and canceled Oval Office meetings at the last minute when he wasn’t feeling well. Aides even instructed him on simple details like where to stand, where to look, how to get on and off stage and included note cards with pictures so he wouldn’t forget places or names. Press aides were even told to leave out negative press clippings seen by the president to further shield him from reality.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— DEI is dangerous. It stokes hostility, not goodwill. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents promote DEI. DEI turns those who are liberal/moderate, minority, female, younger, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time AGAINST those who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time,)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/20/network-contagion-research-institute-rutgers-study/
— 7.6 million known illegal immigrants at large in U.S.; number doubled under Biden (COMMENT: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/20/7-6-million-known-illegal-immigrants-large-u-numbe/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Elton John is right, marijuana legalization was a ‘great mistake’ (COMMENT: If I had used pot, I would not have been able to a) earn a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, b) earn six professional certifications, or a) earn a professional license.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3266882/elton-john-right-marijuana-legalization-great-mistake/
NEW YORK POST
— Over 271K migrants were deported from the US in 2024 — a paltry 9% of the 2.9M encountered at borders (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that deported illegals will immediately return. To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.)
https://nypost.com/2024/12/20/us-news/just-9-of-migrants-deported-in-2024-ice-data/
— Progressives care more about illegal-immigrant rapists than their child victims
https://nypost.com/2024/12/20/opinion/progressives-care-more-about-illegal-immigrant-rapists-than-child-victims/
— Illinois cops bust Canadians who crossed border with 1,100 pounds of cocaine worth $40 million
https://www.aol.com/illinois-cops-bust-2-canadians-174029707.html
AMERICAN MILTARY NEWS
— Up to 1,200 DEI employees may be hired by feds before Trump’s inauguration
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2024/12/up-to-1200-dei-employees-may-be-hired-by-feds-before-trumps-inauguration-report/#google_vignette
BREITBART
— The Wages of Wokeness: Google Slashes Management Roles by 10% (COMMENT: The Democrats who run Google ever-increasingly steer everyone to websites a) that promote the Democrat Party platform and Democrat candidates and elected officials and b) that demonize, denigrate, and condemn the Republican Party platform and Republican candidates and elected officials.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2024/12/20/the-wages-of-wokeness-google-slashes-management-roles-by-10/
DAILY CALLER
— Biden Admin Pats Itself On Back For Deporting Thousands Of Illegal Migrant Criminals After Rolling Out Welcome Mat
https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/biden-admin-pats-itself-on-back-for-deporting-thousands-of-illegal-migrant-criminals-after-rolling-out-welcome-mat/ar-AA1wfczL
DAILY SIGNAL
— Biden’s Border Legacy Is More Crime, Strained Cities
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/20/bidens-border-legacy-is-more-crime-strained-cities-borderline/
EPOCH TIMES
— House Passes Funding Plan, Sends Bill to Senate Hours Before Shutdown Deadline
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/house-to-vote-on-plan-c-funding-plan-as-shutdown-looms-5779746
FOX BUSINESS
— Biden admin looks to hire up to 1,200 DEI employees in last-minute ‘woke’ push
https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/watch/biden-admin-looks-to-hire-up-to-1200-dei-employees-in-last-minute-woke-push/vi-AA1weVPn
FOX NEWS
— Embattled Illinois mayor Tiffany Henyard declares ‘I am your Rosa Parks’ amid leadership feud. ‘Somebody has to say never never ever give up,’ Henyard said.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/embattled-illinois-mayor-declares-i-am-your-rosa-parks-amid-leadership-feud
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Obama Clings to Relevance—and to Racial Division
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/obama-clings-relevance-and-racial-division
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Democratic Chicago mayor faces irate citizens sick of illegal immigration onslaught in town hall
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/leftist-chicago-mayor-faces-irate-citizens-sick-of-illegal-immigration-onslaught-in-town-hall
MRC TV
— ‘Chicago Flips Red’: Local Group Repeatedly Scolds Mayor Over Job Performance, Ignoring the Constitution
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/nick-kangadis/chicago-flips-red-local-group-repeatedly-scolds-mayor-over-job-performance
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Nicknames, Mockery Trickle Out for Chicago’s Mayor
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2024/12/19/nicknames_mockery_trickle_out_for_chicagos_mayor_637606.html
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Senile Biden Frees 100+ Illegals Who Rioted at Border Because They’re Not ‘Border Security Risks’ Under His Policy
https://www.westernjournal.com/senile-biden-frees-100-illegals-rioted-border-not-border-security-risks-policy-report/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will do whatever they believe is necessary to destroy Trump including destroying America.
https://www.timescall.com/2024/12/20/donald-trump-economy-federal-reserve-bipartisan-budget-deal/amp/
MSN
— Starbucks provided in-kind donation to GOP convention host committee (COMMENT: GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter subscriptions are worth $1,000/year, if not $5,000/year, if not $10,000/year. But I send GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters out each and every morning free of charge and with no advertising or donation requests. I spend about 15 hours a day putting the newsletters together and sending them out. I spend thousands of dollars each year for newspaper subscriptions, internet expenses, etc.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/starbucks-provides-in-kind-donation-to-gop-convention-host-committee/ar-BB1qaMuz
— New Bill Would Strip Federal Funding To Groups Supporting Illegal Immigrants (COMMENT: How strongly are groups in your county, township, municipality, and school district working to attract and keep illegals?)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/new-bill-would-strip-federal-funding-to-groups-supporting-illegal-immigrants/ss-AA1rZmdi
— Migrants Are Using Private Jet Charters To Enter The US
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/migrants-are-using-private-jet-charters-to-enter-the-us/ar-AA1wggnS
— 80% of women in Tijuana’s migrant shelters are from Mexico
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/80-of-women-in-tijuana-s-migrant-shelters-are-from-mexico/ar-AA1wbJmK
NEW YORK TIMES
— How the Dispute Over Runaway Slaves Helped Fuel the Civil War (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly analogize a) illegals with runaway slaves and b) Republicans and Confederates.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/books/review/andrew-delbanco-war-before-the-war.html
WASHINGTON POST
— 8 policies stripped from GOP bill after Trump, Musk rebellion
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/20/musk-trump-children-health-debt/
— To promote more hatred against Republicans, Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote reparations. If anyone should pay reparations, it should be Democrats because Democrats fought for slavery in the Civil War.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/12/20/reparations-black-trump/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater crow that “Trump’s claims of a mandate run into reality of narrow majorities.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/20/trump-presidential-power-congress-legislature/
NEW YORK SUN
— D.C. City Council Stealthily Passes Bill To Create a ‘Reparations Task Force’ To Explore Giving Money to Black Residents. Council members at Washington are hoping their sneakily named bill will avoid scrutiny from Republicans in Congress.
https://www.nysun.com/article/d-c-stealthily-passes-create-reparations-explore-money-black-residents
BALTIMORE SUN
— Equality and equity are not the same (COMMENT: According to Democrat and RINO leaders, if X% of those who apply for something are minority or female, that same X% should be accepted. Because of that, to accept minorities and females, Democrat and RINO leaders have ever-increasingly dramatically lowered hiring, retention, and promotion requirements. Because of that, because I am a White male, my three job-related master’s degrees, my six job-related professional certifications, and my job-related professional license ever-increasingly became worthless.)
https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/12/20/equality-and-equity-are-not-the-same-reader-commentary/
WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in flooding America with their illegals. By coming into America illegally and/or by staying In America illegally, illegals demonstrate their gross disrespect for the rule of law and for America. My their inviting illegals into America and by their keeping them in America, Democrat and RINO leaders demonstrate their gross disrespect for the rule of law and for America.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/12/20/immigration-drives-nations-population-growth/
13 NEWS NOW
— Government shutdown could cause millions of federal workers to be furloughed. (COMMENT: If I was still a federal employee, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates would kill me figuratively if not literally.)
https://www.13newsnow.com/video/money/government-shutdown-could-cause-millions-of-federal-workers-to-be-furloughed/291-a2378a98-58dd-4470-b844-3f77354b7963
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How Colleges and Universities Get Around State DEI Bans. They hide behind vague demands from accreditors. Congress should deprive them of this excuse.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/how-colleges-and-universities-get-around-state-dei-bans-discrimination-iowa-65732dfb
— For Many People in This Small Town, Deportations Can’t Come Soon Enough. In Seymour, Ind., immigration became a focal point in 2024. Some residents hope 2025 brings changes. (COMMENT: Seymour today, your municipality tomorrow. What are the Democrat and RINO leaders of your municipality doing to invite illegals?)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/for-many-people-in-this-small-town-deportations-cant-come-soon-enough-fee9a193
BLOOMBERG
— The Wrath of DOGE Is Coming for Federal Workers (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. They despised/hated Republicans. They especially despised/hated Republican elected officials. I should write a book about how they took their hatred against Nixon, Ford, Reagan, George H. Bush, and Gingrich out on me. It is called political affiliation discrimination.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-12-20/the-wrath-of-doge-is-coming-for-federal-workers
— Corporate America Hired More Black Workers. Then It Stopped. Black workers are losing share at big US public companies as conservatives amp up their anti-diversity push ahead of Donald Trump’s second presidential term. (COMMENT: Under Republicans Nixon, Ford, Reagan, George H. Bush, and Gingrich, the federal government gave tremendous preference to its Black employees. All my Black coworkers who were promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had. Under Republican Gingrich, GAO forced me to retire and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-anti-dei-corporate-america-stalls-black-workers-gains/
NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Immigration and Employment of Foreign Nationals: A Look Ahead (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO employers do not want any immigration laws let alone enforcement of those laws.)
https://natlawreview.com/article/immigration-and-employment-foreign-nationals-look-ahead
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— A quarter of FDIC survey respondents say harassment is common in the workplace. The new survey, from the FDIC inspector general, comes as part of the ongoing investigation into long-standing workplace culture concerns. (COMMENT: In Diersen v. GAO, GAO argued a) that it had never discriminated against any of its employees for any reason and b) that it had treated me and all its employees exactly like Congress wanted it to, that is, to meet Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI quotas, goals, and targets, that is, to use AA, DEI, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to waste the careers of and to get rid of its employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2024/12/a-quarter-of-fdic-survey-respondents-say-harassment-is-common-in-the-workplace/
FED SMITH
— Cato’s Recommendations to DOGE for Slashing Federal Employee Pay, Benefits (COMMENT: While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, my critics/opponents always shouted a) that I was grossly overpaid and that my employee benefits were much too generous, b) that young minorities and young females should have had the jobs that I had, and c) that I should be fired. While I have been a federal retiree for more than 27 years, my critics/opponents have always shouted that my retiree benefits are much too generous. In my defense, I became a federal employee when I was 22 years old in 1971 because of EEOC. In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted because it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that offer. I had to have a job. I was helping support my mother and brother because my father had recently suddenly died. Because of that I accepted a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2024/12/20/catos-recommendations-to-doge-for-slashing-federal-employee-pay-benefits/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cut Overall Compensation for Federal Employees by 10%. . .Cut the Total Number of Federal Employees by 10%. . .Limit Federal Employee Unions. . .Making It Easier to Fire Poorly Performing Federal Employees. . .Reinstate Schedule F. . .End Affirmative Action in Federal Hiring and Contracting. . .Privatizing Federal Operations
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— More! on the windfall elimination provision and government pension offset. Many Civil Service Retirement System retirees are hoping for an early Christmas present from Congress. (COMMENT: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension. I paid into Social Security for 10 years while I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, and sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances.)
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2024/12/more-windfall-elimination-provision-and-government-pension-offset/401798/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Wednesday, federal retirees who retired under the Civil Service Retirement System, current CSRS employees and a multitude of other state and local public service employees who receive pensions from work not covered by Social Security, applauded when the Senate voted on a motion to invoke cloture. The agreement to invoke cloture was on the motion to proceed to H.R. 82. (a bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to repeal the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provisions). The motion was agreed to with 73 years and 27 nays which could mean higher Social Security benefits for CSRS retirees if passed before Congress leaves this week.)
— IRS workforce is more diverse than the national civilian labor force. So why is GAO criticizing the tax agency’s DEI programs? A new GAO report ( https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-105785 ) found that women, employees from historically disadvantaged racial or ethnic groups and persons with disabilities were underrepresented in senior levels at the agency. (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980. They did everything that they could to hire, retain, and promote 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. That is, they discriminated against their Republican employees who were White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2024/09/irs-workforce-more-diverse-national-civilian-labor-force-so-why-gao-criticizing-tax-agencys-dei-programs/399446/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The IRS’ workforce in 2022 was more diverse than the federal workforce as a whole as well as the national civilian labor force in terms of representation of women and individuals from historically disadvantaged racial or ethnic groups. However a Government Accountability Office report published on Monday found disparities in diverse representation at more senior levels and argued current IRS plans to address the gaps have significant shortcomings. GAO reported that IRS’ workforce — which consists of approximately 90,000 employees, and is expected to grow because of an infusion of funds from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act — generally became more diverse between fiscal years 2013 and 2022. But that progress didn’t persist across ranks. “In general, the more senior the level, the lower the representation of women, employees from historically disadvantaged racial or ethnic groups and persons with disabilities in each of the 10 fiscal years we reviewed,” investigators wrote. For example, 71.9% of IRS employees in grades [general schedule]-10 and below were women in fiscal 2022 compared to 45.6% of individuals at the executive level. Other noteworthy findings include: The decreasing representation at senior levels for Black or African American and Hispanic or Latino employees was largely tied to fewer women of those backgrounds serving in those roles. In contrast, the increasing representation at senior levels of white employees was driven largely by there being more white men in those positions. Women, employees from historically disadvantaged racial or ethnic groups and individuals with disabilities were generally less likely to be promoted across multiple GS grades. IRS employees who are women earned 17% less than men and workers from historically disadvantaged racial or ethnic groups earned 6% less than their white counterparts. Investigators wrote that salary disparities existed even after controlling for GS grade level and occupation. Over the review period, IRS did identify certain causes for diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility setbacks. Between fiscal years 2017 and 2022, for instance, the agency noted that there was low participation by Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Black or African American employees in an executive readiness development program. GAO criticized IRS’ plans to resolve those setbacks, in particular that they are spread out among three different strategies. “With multiple plans articulating differing DEIA goals, IRS’s DEIA efforts are neither clear nor transparent, hindering decision-makers’ ability to set priorities, allocate resources and restructure efforts, as needed, to ensure effective DEIA advancement,” investigators wrote. They also found the agency conducted limited stakeholder consultation and that staffing issues in IRS’ Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion contributed to the issue. GAO made eight recommendations, including that IRS create a unified DEIA strategic plan and set performance measures for goals in the strategy. IRS agreed with each of the recommendations. Congressional Republicans in June introduced legislation that would bar federal funds from being used toward DEI efforts.)
GUARDIAN
— Major Trump donors who complained of immigrant ‘invasion’ used Mexican workers illegally, sources allege. Experts believe the alleged ‘shuttle support’ program used by Uline – a company owned by billionaires Liz and Dick Uihlein – is likely illegal and exploitative of workers.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/20/uline-mexican-workers-trump
DAILY MAIL
— ‘Am I Racist?’ star Matt Walsh blasts the Academy Awards for snubbing documentary exposing DEI (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will ever-increasingly call Republicans racists and even worse things.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14212167/Am-Racist-star-Matt-Walsh-blasts-Academy-Awards-snubbing-documentary-exposing-DEI.html
— Ruthless migrant thugs are entering the US legally through Biden-approved loophole app
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/texas/article-14212499/Ruthless-migrant-thugs-entering-legally-Biden-approved-loophole-app.html
WORKERS WORLD
— Protesters to Biden: ‘Dismantle the Deportation Machine’ (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in flooding America with their illegals. By coming into America illegally and/or by staying In America illegally, illegals demonstrate their gross disrespect for the rule of law and for America. By their inviting illegals into America and by their keeping them in America, Democrat and RINO leaders demonstrate their gross disrespect for the rule of law and for America.)
https://www.workers.org/2024/12/82757/
