NBC5
— House Democrats Will Try to Pass $2,000 Stimulus Checks After Trump Voices Support – Jacob Pramuk
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/house-democrats-will-try-to-pass-2000-stimulus-checks-after-trump-voices-support/2402073/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s Attack on Covid Relief Bill Could Lead to Government Shutdown, Lapse in Unemployment Aid.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trumps-attack-on-covid-relief-bill-could-lead-to-government-shutdown-lapse-in-unemployment-aid/2401474/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Americans are sick of arbitrary COVID-19 restrictions. A year into the pandemic, politicians still have not digested the dangers of careless public health measures. – Jacob Sullum
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/12/22/22195600/americans-are-sick-of-arbitrary-covid-19-restrictions
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois is leading the nation in COVID-19 vaccine distribution, Pritzker says. But the governor has yet to indicate when the state might begin lifting restrictions on bars and restaurants, even as case numbers drop. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-leading-nation-covid-19-vaccine-distribution-pritzker-says
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— New jobs numbers show impact of COVID on Illinois – Kade Heather
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/new-jobs-numbers-show-impact-of-covid-on-illinois/article_281fc2b8-36aa-5cbb-b701-3b21eb2be966.html
SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 255 COVID-19 cases Wednesday, 6 deaths, region’s positivity rate drops to 10.3% – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2020/12/24/dupage-county-reports-255-covid-19-cases-wednesday-6-deaths-regions-positivity-rate-drops-to-103/
— DuPage County says more than 10,000 people have received COVID-19 vaccine in first week
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/dupage-county/2020/12/24/dupage-county-says-more-than-10000-people-have-received-covid-19-vaccine-in-first-week/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Surgeon General Notes Challenges In Vaccinating Communities Of Color – HANNAH MEISEL
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/surgeon-general-notes-challenges-vaccinating-communities-color#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Criticism Jeopardizes Latest Pandemic Relief Package.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/trump-criticism-jeopardizes-latest-pandemic-relief-package#stream/0
— Immigrant Advocates Vow To Keep Up The Pressure As Biden Asks For Patience – JOEL ROSE (DIERSEN: Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see immigrants as being their soldiers in their army to get of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/immigrant-advocates-vow-keep-pressure-biden-asks-patience#stream/0
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Officials preparing for stop-work order for border wall from Biden – Nathaniel Puente
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/officials-preparing-for-stop-work-order-for-border-wall-from-biden/
LISLE PATCH
— Lisle Trustee Donates Monthly Stipend To Aid Struggling Residents – Lisa Marie Farver (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned me the most for my not being a member of a church, for my not attending church services, and for my not giving money to a church. I would focus on those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.)
https://patch.com/illinois/lisle/lisle-trustee-donates-monthly-stipend-aid-struggling-residents
WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker’s Latest Partisan Whoppers On Population Loss And Federal Bailout – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/pritzkers-latest-partisan-whoppers-on-population-loss-and-federal-bailout-wirepoints/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS’ SOBERING ‘SIN TAXES’ ARE AMONG THE NATION’S HIGHEST THIS NEW YEAR’S – Joe Barnas (DIERSEN: To legalize sin is to promote sin.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-sobering-sin-taxes-are-among-the-nations-highest-this-new-years/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Defiant Trump sows chaos for Congress, departs for Florida – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/23/donald-trump-sows-chaos-congress-departs-florida/
— Georgia voters, U.S. counting on you – MIKE FERREER, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/23/letters-to-the-editor-georgia-voters-us-counting-o/
LIFE SITE NEWS
— GOP congressmen will contest Electoral College results – Raymond Wolfe
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/several-gop-congressmen-will-contest-electoral-college-results
THE HILL
— Republicans scramble to prevent year-end legislative disaster – ALEXANDER BOLTON AND JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/531544-republicans-scramble-to-prevent-year-end-legislative-disaster
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want high schools to do even more to make their students anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://highschool.latimes.com/cleveland-charter-high-school/opinion-implementing-ethnic-and-gender-studies-into-the-high-school-graduation-requirement-has-been-long-overdue/
USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “50% of Americans see him as a ‘failed’ president.” Who sees you as being “failed?” I should write a book about those who see me as being a “failed” Republican Precinct Committeeman, GOPUSA Illinois Editor, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, IRS employee, Firestone Stores employee, Post Office employee, etc.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/24/donald-trump-failed-president-50-usa-today-poll-say/3926190001/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— New Population Data Suggest Which States Will Win and Lose Seats in Congress Census Bureau estimates show extent of Americans’ shift to traditionally Republican states in South and West – Janet Adamy and Paul Overberg
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-population-data-suggest-which-states-will-win-and-lose-seats-in-congress-11608677211
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The new population estimates suggest that 10 states are likely to lose one congressional seat each: Alabama, California, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and West Virginia.)
— For Many Bars, Christmas Could Be Last Call The U.S. bar industry, slammed by the pandemic, feels the pain of the holiday without the merry – Julie Wernau
https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-many-bars-christmas-could-be-last-call-11608805800
— Restaurants Brace for Tough Winter After Congress Spurns Cash Grants Owners say PPP loans and tax breaks for business meals won’t help much while dining rooms are closed – Heather Haddon, Richard Rubin and Amara Omeokwe
https://www.wsj.com/articles/restaurants-brace-for-tough-winter-after-congress-spurns-cash-grants-11608728403
— Biden Declares Political Center Alive and Well – Gerald F. Seib (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who claim to be centrists, but who focus on destroying those like me who are on the right.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-declares-political-center-alive-and-well-11608758440
— 2020 Autopsies for Both Parties One lesson is that hostility motivates voters as much as enthusiasm does. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/2020-autopsies-for-both-parties-11608762940
— There’s a Way Biden Can Raise More From the Rich Without Higher Taxes Increased spending to enforce the existing tax code would pay for itself and then some. – Neil Irwin
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/22/upshot/biden-taxes-irs.html
(DIERSEN: I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division 1986-1988 at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $101,176-$107,922/year. 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 $85,084-$96,431/year. I should write a book about those who wasted my knowledge of IRS the most.)
NEWSWEEK
— Has the Far Left Led the Democratic Party Astray? – JOSH HAMMER (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. I should write a book about those in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party who have worked the hardest to destroy those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.newsweek.com/debate-has-far-left-led-democratic-party-astray-opinion-1556531
UNION
— Democrats eye advantage in demographic changes – John Orona (DIERSEN: Because members of protected groups overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, Democrats do everything that they can to attract members of protected groups to your neighborhood, to your precinct, to your municipal district, to your municipality, to your county district, to your county, to Illinois, and to America. Protected groups include those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, non-Trump supporters, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, low-income, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, and/or have health problems. I should write a book about the success that Democrats have had in attracting members of protected groups to my neighborhood, to my precinct, to Wheaton’s West District, to Wheaton, to DuPage County’s 4th District, to DuPage County, to Illinois, and to America.)
https://www.theunion.com/news/democrats-eye-advantage-in-demographic-changes/
POST REGISTER
— Divisiveness has become entrenched – MCKAY CUNNINGHAM (DIERSEN: Democrats are extremely divisive. They divide a) minorities against Whites, b) women against men, c) younger people against older people, d) those who have less money against those who have more money, e) non-Christians against Christians, f) non-Protestants against Protestants, g) non-German Americans against German Americans, h) non-Italian Americans against Italian Americans, i) veterans against non-veterans, j) moderates and liberals against conservatives, k) LGBTQers against heterosexuals, l) non-married people against married people, m) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs against Republicans, n) non-patriotic people against patriotic people, o) citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, p) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, q) non-gun owners against gun owners, r) drinkers against non-drinkers, s) gamblers against non-gamblers, t) pot users against non-pot users, u) etc. against etc.)
https://www.postregister.com/opinion/guest_column/divisiveness-has-become-entrenched/article_45c679ad-113f-5365-9e52-72de92e48d37.html
PRO PUBLICA
— The Trump Administration’s Final Push to Make It Easier for Religious Employers to Discriminate – Lydia DePillis (DIERSEN: Democrats want to force religious employers to hire those who reject their religion. I should write a book about the federal government and other Democrat employers that do everything that they can to not hire Republicans and to get rid of Republicans. 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://www.propublica.org/article/religious-freedom-policies-trump-administration
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— How Business Schools Can Help Close the Gender Gap – Aradhna Krishna and Yeşim Orhun (DIERSEN: IIT accepted me in 1992 when I was 43, DePaul accepted me in 1976 when I was 27, Loyola accepted me in 1972 when I was 23, NIU accepted me in 1969 when I was 20, and UIC accepted me in 1966 when I was 17. I doubt that they would accept be now because my demographics are so bad. I am White, male, non-veteran, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, 100% German American, non-poor, conservative, Republican, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844.)
https://hbr.org/2020/12/how-business-schools-can-help-close-the-gender-gap
AARP
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion is to get rid of those who are White, male, non-veteran, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, non-poor, conservative, Republican, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and especially the aforesaid who are older.
https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/causes/diversity-inclusion/
PBS
— How Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has affected LGBTQ service members, 10 years after repeal – Ali Rogin (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion have adversely affected me. In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in a) Firestone Stores firing me and b) my accepting a job offer from IRS. While I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give preference to their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, that is, they were always under pressure to get rid of their Republican employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/how-dont-ask-dont-tell-has-affected-lgbtq-service-members-10-years-after-repeal
DAILY MAIL
— Cambridge United hand stadium bans to a ‘small number’ of fans who booed players taking a knee ahead of their match with Colchester at the Abbey Stadium – while others will have to take ‘education and discrimination’ lessons before they are allowed back – CHARLIE WALKER (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will you be banned if you do not promote hatred of those who are White, male, older, non-veteran, American, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, non-poor, conservative, Republican, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-9082659/Stadium-bans-education-fans-booed-players-taking-knee-Cambridge-United.html
