December 27, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Elburn to vote on whether to ban unscheduled migrant bus drop-offs – Diane Pathieu (COMMENT: What are the leaders of your municipality doing with illegals?)
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-venezuelan-migrants-elburn-illinois-buses/14228679/
— Democrats promote Kwanzaa.
https://abc7chicago.com/first-day-of-kwanzaa-celebrations-in-chicago-malcolm-x-college-2023/14227270/

NBC5
— Buses dropping off asylum-seekers in suburbs after Chicago tightens rules for bus arrivals (COMMENT: What are the leaders of your municipality doing with illegals?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPJLdV1n3XA
— As social media guardrails fade and AI deepfakes go mainstream, experts warn of impact on elections. Generative artificial intelligence tools have made it far cheaper and easier to spread the kind of misinformation that can mislead voters and potentially influence elections. – AP
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/impact-of-ai-deepfakes-worsening-misinformation-on-2024-elections/3311621/

CBS2
— Democrats promote Kwanzaa.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/kwanzaa-celebrations-chicago/

WGN9
— Steady flow of migrant buses continues as city officials work to bring order to the chaos – Tahman Bradley (COMMENT: What are the leaders of your municipality doing with illegals?)
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/steady-flow-of-migrant-buses-continues-as-city-officials-work-to-bring-order-to-the-chaos/

FOX32
— More migrants dumped in Chicago suburbs, some arriving downtown by train – Kasey Chronis (COMMENT: What are the leaders of your municipality doing with illegals?)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/more-migrants-dumped-chicago-suburbs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoJVON_hAiY
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Tuesday, a FOX 32 viewer from Glen Ellyn sent us new photos, stating that migrants were dropped off at the Metra station there. As shown, several asylum seekers were wrapped in blankets. We reached out to the police and are waiting for confirmation on what is next.)
— Democrats promote Kwanzaa.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-celebrates-kwanzaa-local-events-highlight-african-culture

WBBM
— Providing migrants with proper healthcare, a top priority, County commissioner says – Terry Keshner
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/cook-county-focused-on-giving-chicago-migrants-healthcare

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Migrants twice dropped off at a Naperville Metra station before moving on to Chicago – Tess Kenny (COMMENT: What are the leaders of your municipality doing with illegals?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-migrantsurban-bus-drop-off-st-1227-20231226-uy3p3lq2hngezjlnt4wszeblhy-story.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-year-in-review-immigration-migrants-asylum-seekers-chicago-20231227-uorm5dvilvfwtmkee6dfkppiy4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats promote Kwanzaa.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2023/12/26/24015189/malcolm-x-college-chicago-kwanzaa-celebration-event
— Democrats ever-increasingly use “democracy” to use government to a) to take everything away from those who have demographics that vote for Republicans and b) to give everything to those who have Demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/12/27/24013613/civics-education-young-people-democracy-sandra-day-oconnor-icivics-conversation-jansa-ringsmuth

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Elburn considers ban on unscheduled dropoffs of asylum-seekers – Susan Sarkauskas (COMMENT: What are the leaders of your municipality doing with illegals?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20231226/news/elburn-considers-ban-on-unscheduled-dropoffs-of-asylum-seekers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At least one suburb is taking a different tack. According to its website, the village of Oak Park has reallocated unspent money allotted to municipalities during the pandemic and is using a grant from the state to municipalities providing support to asylum-seekers to provide aid to migrants through the beginning of February. Oak Park’s website indicates the village officially is supporting 162 asylum-seekers housed at a hotel and a YMCA within the community, including 57 children under the age of 18. In addition, 18 people are staying at a local church with the support of volunteers.)

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Illinois minimum wage rises to $14 per hour Monday; Indiana’s remains at $7.25 – Dan Carden
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/state-regional/business/minimum-wage-increase-illinois-indiana/article_fbdfc074-a040-11ee-a182-0bb413ca1aeb.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Biden authorizes largest federal pay raise (5.2%) in decades – COURTNEY RAU
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/fact-check-team-biden-authorizes-largest-federal-pay-raise-in-decades-employment-cost-index-presidents-pay-agent-department-of-labor-management-budget-personnel-private-sector-pay-comparability-act-locality

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Chicago Public Schools Won’t Bus General Education Students For The Rest Of The School Year. In a letter to parents, district officials said they would not add bus service next semester for general education students, many of whom attend magnet or selective enrollment schools. – Reema Amin and Becky Vevea
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/12/26/chicago-public-schools-wont-bus-general-education-students-for-the-rest-of-the-school-year/

CRYSTAL LAKE PATCH
— Migrants Dropped Off In Suburb, Told They Were In Chicago. Thirty-eight migrants were dropped off by bus in Fox River Grove over the weekend. Amie Schaenzer (COMMENT: What are the leaders of your municipality doing with illegals?)
https://patch.com/illinois/crystallake/migrants-dropped-suburb-told-they-were-chicago-officials

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— La Ha appointed to House: ‘Thank you for this tremendous honor and opportunity to represent our 82nd District’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/653373892-la-ha-appointed-to-house-thank-you-for-this-tremendous-honor-and-opportunity-to-represent-our-82nd-district

WIREPOINTS
— As population woes continue, Illinois’ loss of congressional seats could accelerate – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/as-population-woes-continue-illinois-loss-of-congressional-seats-could-accelerate-wirepoints/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Kane County GOP Reacts to Migrants in the Fox River Valley (COMMENT: How is your Republican county party organization reacting to illegal immigration?)
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/26/kane-county-gop-reacts-to-migrants-in-fox-rivervalley/
— More State Tax Money for Migrants
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/26/more-state-tax-money-for-migrants/
— Do the Six Municipalities in McHenry County with Metra Stations Need to Pass Ordinances like Chicago and Aurora? (COMMENT: How is your municipality reacting to illegal immigration?)
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/26/theseven/
— Will County’s Plan to Cope with Texas Migrant Arrivals (COMMENT: How is your county reacting to illegal immigration?)
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/12/26/will-countys-plan-to-cope-with-texas-migrant-arrivals/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— EVERY 6 MINUTES, 16 SECONDS, ILLINOIS LOSES ANOTHER RESIDENT – Bryce Hill (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly replace voters who have demographics that vote for Republicans with voters who have demographics that vote for Democrats. I should write a book about Democrat success in doing that in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and my precinct. I would focus on Democrat plant and RINO leaders who continue to help Democrats replace Republicans. I would focus on those Democrat plant and RINO leaders in who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/every-6-minutes-16-seconds-illinois-loses-another-resident/
— 1 IN 5 ILLINOIS ADULTS IS ILLITERATE, BUT IT’S 1 IN 4 IN COOK COUNTY – Hannah Schmid
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/1-in-5-illinois-adults-is-illiterate-but-its-1-in-4-in-cook-county/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— America’s cities are dying from ‘woke’ and ‘sanctuary’ baggage. The once great Chicago, San Francisco and Washington. – Peter Navarro
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/26/americas-cities-are-dying-from-woke-and-sanctuary-/
— Harvard professors risk university’s wrath by taking on woke cancel culture – Valerie Richardson (COMMENT: As I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, I ever-increasingly spoke against patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. Consequently, they wasted my federal career, took many/big adverse actions against me, and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/dec/26/harvard-professors-risk-universitys-wrath-taking-w/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Going against the woke grain isn’t a recipe for job security at Harvard, but some prominent faculty are bucking the tide as they seek to pull the university out of its downward spiral. As the Ivy League school wrestles with a leadership crisis, a handful of Harvard professors have gone public with their criticisms of a repressive campus culture that prioritizes diversity, equity and inclusion over academic freedom.)

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Adam Kinzinger claims Christians who support Trump ‘don’t understand’ Christianity – Asher Notheis (COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly paint Jesus as being a liberal Democrat who promotes the Democrat Party platform, that is, dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the Second Amendment, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/kinzinger-claims-christians-support-trump-dont-understand-christianity
— Oklahoma is just the latest state condemning DEI – Jonathan Butcher (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote DEI.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/oklahoma-latest-state-condemning-dei
— Reparations splitting Democrats and putting obstacles in Biden’s path to reelection – Jack Birle
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/reparations-splitting-democrats-putting-obstacles-biden-path-reelection

NEW YORK POST
— Massive migrant caravan heading to US-Mexico border is largest in over a year, may balloon to up to 15K people, activist warns – Melissa Koenig and Selim Algar
https://nypost.com/2023/12/26/news/migrant-caravan-heading-to-us-mexico-border-is-largest-in-more-than-a-year/
— Your tax dollars are paying for the ‘rights for migrants’ legal scam – Betsy McCaughey
https://nypost.com/2023/12/26/opinion/your-tax-dollars-fund-us-border-crisis-and-rights-for-migrants/
— Canceling Christmas is par for course for those who back Hamas’ terror – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2023/12/26/opinion/canceling-christmas-is-par-for-course-for-those-who-back-hamas-terror/
— House Speaker Mike Johnson slams New York Times for platforming Hamas mayor: ‘Does the NYT have no shame?’ – Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2023/12/26/news/house-speaker-mike-johnson-slams-new-york-times-for-platforming-hamas-mayor-does-the-nyt-have-no-shame/
— Pro-Palestinian protesters chant ‘Christmas is canceled’ while carrying blood-red mock Nativity scene through NYC — scuffles break out, arrests made – Larry Celona, Reuven Fenton, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon and Patrick Reilly
https://nypost.com/2023/12/25/metro/pro-palestinian-protesters-out-to-cancel-christmas-as-they-storm-nyc-again/

AMAC
— Biden’s Border Chaos—Crime Soars As Punishment Vanishes
https://amac.us/newsline/national-security/bidens-border-chaos-crime-soars-as-punishment-vanishes/
— New York Latest State To Entertain Democrats’ “Reparations” Fraud – David Lewis Schaefer
https://amac.us/newsline/society/new-york-latest-state-to-entertain-democrats-reparations-fraud/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Pro-Palestinian Protesters Riot in New York, Block O’Hare in Chicago – Liz Sheld
https://amgreatness.com/2023/12/26/morning-greatness-pro-palestinian-protesters-riot-in-new-york-block-ohare-in-chicago/
— Sanctuary Cities Are a Gateway for Crime – Dan Proft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APvM-fHSsMs

AMERICAN THINKER
— Open Borders – Why Not Just Invite the Entire World to the U.S.? – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/12/open_borders__why_not_just_invite_the_entire_world_to_the_us.html
— Three simple fixes would radically improve the ‘border’ situation—but Democrats don’t care – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/three_simple_fixes_would_radically_improve_the_border_situationbut_democrats_dont_care.html
— Transporting EVs with the ever-reliable diesel engine – Olivia Murray
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/video_transporting_evs_with_the_everreliable_diesel_engine.html
— Protesters as ‘insurrectionists’ – George W. Shuster
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/12/protesters_as_insurrectionists.html

AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— Three ‘sanctuary’ states (New York, California and Illinois) see population decline in 2023 even with migrant offsets – Frieda Powers
https://americanwirenews.com/three-sanctuary-states-see-population-decline-in-2023-even-with-migrant-offsets/

BLAZE
— In Christmas day tweet, Democrat claims Ukraine’s freedom hinges on Republicans – ALEX NITZBERG (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) blame their problems on Republicans. My Democrat GAO (1980-1997), IRS (1971-1980), and Post Office (1966-1969) superiors ever-increasingly blamed their problems including keeping their Democrat employees happy on their ever-fewer Republican employees, and especially those like me who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, present/past union members, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/chris-murphy-ukraine-freedom-republicans

BREITBART
— Some of 11K Migrants Waiting to Cross Know They Don’t Qualify for Asylum, But Know They’ll Be Released – CNN
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/12/26/cnns-flores-some-of-11k-migrants-waiting-to-cross-know-they-dont-qualify-for-asylum-but-know-theyll-be-released/
— U.S. Anchor Baby Policy Ensures Easy Welfare Access for Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/12/26/study-u-s-anchor-baby-policy-ensures-easy-welfare-access-illegal-aliens/
— Taylor Swift Busted as Woke Hypocrite on 5 Activist Issues: Climate, LGBTQQIAAP2S+, Feminism – DAVID NG
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2023/12/26/taylor-swift-busted-as-woke-hypocrite-on-5-activist-issues-climate-lgbtqqiaap2s-feminism/
— Harvard Isn’t a Place of Learning Anymore, It Won’t Be a ‘Great’ School with DEI – Dershowitz
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/12/26/dershowitz-harvard-isnt-a-place-of-learning-anymore-it-wont-be-a-great-school-with-dei/

CAMPUS REFORM
— 5 times DEI died on campus in 2023
https://www.campusreform.org/article/5-times-dei-died-on-campus-in-2023/24485

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Biden’s Border Disaster Continues Unabated, and Even a Christmas “News Dump” Can’t Hide It. “The immigration system . . . dysfunctional and flawed as it is, would work if properly implemented” – Andrew R. Arthur
https://cis.org/Arthur/Bidens-Border-Disaster-Continues-Unabated-and-Even-Christmas-News-Dump-Cant-Hide-It

DAILY CALLER
— Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams raised concerns that the city’s migrant crisis will create more crime during a press conference Tuesday. – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/26/devils-workshop-eric-adams-suggests-migrant-crisis-will-result-in-rampant-crime/
— Biden Admin Funded Research To Help Parents ‘Affirm’ Their ‘Gender Diverse’ Children – BRANDON POULTER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/26/west-virginia-university-biden-admin-funds-study-create-program-parents-trans-kids-gender/
— New York City Caught Flat-Footed As Biden’s Border Crisis Brings 150,000 Migrants To Its Streets – KATE ANDERSON
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/26/new-york-city-caught-flat-footed-bidens-border-crisis-migrants-streets/
— Biden’s DOJ Instructs Immigration Judges To Loosen Restrictions On Child Migrants – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/26/bidens-doj-instructs-immigration-judges-loosen-restrictions-child-migrants-one-problem/
— Kamala Harris Celebrates Holiday Founded By Criminal Black Nationalist Who Wanted Non-White Christmas Alternative – ILAN HULKOWER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/26/kamala-harris-joe-biden-kwanzaa-maulana-ron-karenga/

DAILY WIRE
— NY Times Publishes Op-Ed By Hamas Mayor Of Gaza, Gets Blasted – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/ny-times-publishes-op-ed-by-hamas-mayor-of-gaza-gets-blasted

EPOCH TIMES
— ‘This Is Our Town’—Inside a Small-Town Battle Against a Giant Chinese Battery Plant. Chinese-linked Gotion’s intentions to move in has Manteno, Illinois, residents worried about local leaders, toxic chemicals, and the Chinese Communist Party. – Nathan Worcester
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/this-is-our-town-inside-a-small-town-battle-against-a-giant-chinese-battery-plant-5550899

FEDERAL
— What are ‘donkey flights’ and how do they operate? Donkey flights are just a way to exploit immigrant loopholes to enable entry of illegal immigrants to their desired foreign destinations.
https://thefederal.com/category/explainers-2/explained-what-are-donkey-flights-and-how-do-they-operate-104505

FOX BUSINESS
— American consumers forced woke corporations into retreat this year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GMM30k2yKY

FOX NEWS
— Biden aiding illegal immigrants instead of veterans is un-American. Democrats only care about illegal immigrants because it’s an election year. – Tommy Tuberville
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-aiding-illegal-immigrants-instead-veterans-un-american
— Democrats are having a ‘woke’ awakening – Gutfeld
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6ozNmxrkNg
— We must speak up to save our the Founding Fathers from the woke left. Canceling our shared history and Founding Fathers is an act of totalitarian regimes. – Douglas MacKinnon
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/must-speak-save-founding-fathers-from-woke-left

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Biden Borer Crisis: Illinois Paying for Hotel Rooms for Chicago’s Illegal Immigrants. The state said it’s temporary but that word doesn’t exist in the government’s dictionary. Nothing from the government is temporary. – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/biden-border-crisis-illinois-paying-for-hotel-rooms-for-chicagos-illegal-immigrants/
— ‘Long Live the Intifada’: ‘Pro-Palestine’ Rioters Storm NYC, Use Christmas to Attack Israel “Christmas is canceled here!” – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/12/long-live-the-intifada-pro-palestine-rioters-storm-nyc-use-christmas-to-attack-israel/

LIFE NEWS
— Planned Parenthood Admits Taking Teens Out of State for Secret Abortions: “We Never Tell the Parents” – Steven Ertelt
https://www.lifenews.com/2023/12/22/planned-parenthood-admits-taking-teens-out-of-state-for-secret-abortions-we-never-tell-the-parents/

NEW AMERICAN
— LGBT Organization Helps Children Skirt Laws Protecting Them from Transgender Butchery – James Murphy
https://thenewamerican.com/us/culture/lgbt-organization-helps-children-skirt-laws-protecting-them-from-transgender-butchery/

NEWSMAX
— Claudine Gay, DEI ‘Have to Go’ – Alan Dershowitz
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/claudine-gay-harvard-diversity/2023/12/26/id/1147298/

PJ MEDIA
— Another Large Caravan of Illegals Moving Through Mexico – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2023/12/26/another-large-caravan-of-illegals-moving-through-mexico-n4925012
— Number of Chinese Nationals Spikes at the Border – LINCOLN BROWN
https://pjmedia.com/lincolnbrown/2023/12/26/number-of-chinese-nationals-spikes-at-the-border-n4925030
— The Naval Academy Frets Over Gender Studies as a Russia-China Alliance Grows – LINCOLN BROWN
https://pjmedia.com/lincolnbrown/2023/12/26/the-naval-academy-frets-over-gender-studies-as-a-russia-china-iran-alliance-grows-n4925024
— 250K Illegals Flood the U.S. This Month — More Than D-Day Invasion – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2023/12/26/250k-illegals-flood-us-this-month-more-than-d-day-invasion-n4925021

TOWNHALL
— A Massive Caravan Is Heading Toward the Border – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2023/12/26/migrant-caravan-n2632849

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Multiple Recent Polls Reveal What Americans Really Think About Illegal Aliens, Biden’s Border Crisis – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.westernjournal.com/multiple-recent-polls-reveal-americans-really-think-illegal-aliens-bidens-border-crisis/
— Powerful New Film, ‘Art Club’, Reveals Nightmare Threat of ‘Transgender Social Contagion’ at School – Michael Schwarz
https://www.westernjournal.com/watch-powerful-new-film-art-club-reveals-nightmare-threat-transgender-social-contagion-school/

ZERO HEDGE
— ‘Ballot Banishers’ – 2023 Democrats & 1861 Confederates. In the election of 1860, southern Democrats in 10 states of the soon-to-be formalized Confederacy made it almost impossible for their own voters to cast ballots for Abraham Lincoln for President. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ballot-banishers-2023-democrats-1861-confederates
— Blinken’s Visit To Mexico Focuses On Optics As Migration Crisis Hits Biden’s Polls – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/blinkens-visit-mexico-will-be-all-about-optics-migration-crisis-weighs-down-bidens

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

MSN
— Democrat and RINO leaders are overjoyed that “US border sees nearly 10,000 migrant crossings PER DAY in December – highest ever recorded- as massive migrant caravan continues to trek toward border.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-border-sees-nearly-10-000-migrant-crossings-per-day-in-december-highest-ever-recorded-as-massive-migrant-caravan-continues-to-trek-toward-border/ar-AA1m3QzS

CNN
— Black students weigh mentioning race in college admissions essays after SCOTUS affirmative action ruling – Gabe Cohen (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, the following demographics are ever-increasingly viewed negatively: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, gun-owner, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/26/us/college-admissions-race-essays-reaj/index.html

REUTERS
— Affirmative action ban shook up law school admissions in 2023 – Karen Sloan
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/affirmative-action-ban-shook-up-law-school-admissions-2023-2023-12-26/

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump Goes After Taylor Swift – Shannon Power
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-taylor-swift-time-person-year-1854069
— Adam Kinzinger Torches Trump’s Christmas Message: ‘Not a Christian’ – Andrew Stanton (COMMENT: According to Democrats and RINOs, to be Democrat or RINO is to be Christian.)
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-torches-donald-trump-christmas-message-1855525

NBC NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/nbc-out-proud/national-coming-day-10-celebrities-came-2023-far-rcna119788

NBC NEW YORK
— Largest migrant caravan in more than a year headed to US. At around 6,000 people, the migrant caravan that set out Sunday was the largest one since June 2022, when a similarly sized group departed Tapachula. – AP
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/largest-migrant-caravan-in-more-than-a-year-headed-to-us/4981944/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say “How Trump Plans to Wield Power in 2025.”
https://www.nytimes.com/article/trump-2025-second-term.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrats acknowledge “Chaos, Fury, Mistakes: 600 Days Inside New York’s Migrant Crisis.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/26/nyregion/migrant-crisis-mayor-eric-adams.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/24/us/politics/trump-immigration-fact-check.html
— Slow Rollout of National Charging System Could Hinder E.V. Adoption. Lawmakers approved $5 billion for states to build a network of fast chargers two years ago. Although some states have made progress in recent weeks, most have not yet awarded contracts or started construction. – Madeleine Ngo
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/23/us/politics/electric-vehicle-chargers-network.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Biden’s historic pay raise for federal workers set to take effect. Republicans, in an unusual move, did not challenge Biden’s proposal to hike pay by 5.2 percent. -Lisa Rein and Eric Yoder
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/12/22/biden-federal-workers-pay-raise/

USA TODAY
— DEI under siege: Why more businesses are being accused of ‘reverse discrimination’ – Jessica Guynn (COMMENT: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2023/12/20/dei-reverse-discrimination-lawsuits-increase-woke/71923487007/

ORLANDO SENTINEL
— The ‘Great Sort’ draws transplants pushing Florida to the right. A mass migration of Northeasterners and Midwesterners into Florida, many of them conservatives leaving Democratic states, has led to the state’s politics turning sharply to the right. New estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau this month showed that movement is continuing, with hundreds of thousands of people leaving states such as New York, Illinois and California and moving to Florida and Texas in 2022 and 2023. – STEVEN LEMONGELLO
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/12/27/the-great-sort-draws-transplants-pushing-florida-to-the-right-experts-say/

DALLAS MORNING STAR
— How Texas’ DEI ban is tripping up efforts to help undocumented students. Diversity, equity and inclusion offices often provide resources undocumented students need to make it through college. — Marcela Rodrigues (COMMENT: When you were in high school, were you viewed as being college material? I was not a) because neither of my parents attended college, b) because my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, c) because my mother never attended high school, d) because I could not run because a bone disease, e) because my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, f) because I had partial red/green color blindness, g) because I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes, h) because my ACT score was only 24, and i) because I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class. Consequently, I got virtually no help to go to college.)
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2023/12/26/how-texas-dei-ban-is-tripping-up-efforts-to-help-undocumented-students/

JUST THE NEWS
— The Legacy of Woke: Destroyed Brands and Privileged Victims – Victor Davis Hanson
https://justthenews.com/podcasts/victor-davis-hanson-show/victor-davis-hanson-legacy-woke-destroyed-brands-and-privileged

PARADISE NEWS
— Federal judge Stephen McGlynn in southern Illinois who earlier this year put a hold on the state’s gun ban — a decision that was reversed on appeal — on Tuesday heard arguments on a challenge to the registration process for guns grandfathered in under the law.
https://theparadise.ng/15544/federal-judge-hears-arguments-on-gun-ban-registry-while-legislative-panel-considers-rules-for-implementation/
— Illegal Aliens Stream Across AZ Border as Crossings Hit Record
https://theparadise.ng/15579/shock-video-illegal-aliens-stream-across-az-border-as-crossings-hit-record/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The DEI Rollback of 2023. States start to limit programs that sow racial and political division. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dei-wisconsin-oklahoma-state-universities-88ecc684
— Where Did the Military Go Wrong With Gen Z? Military families observe a defense establishment that appears to be absorbed by DEI and woke ideology.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gen-z-military-recruiting-woke-dei-war-on-terror-40893e4f
— We Aren’t Posting on Social Media as Much Anymore. Will We Ever? Excessive ads, bots and misinformation have sucked the fun out of sharing publicly, users say. – Cordilia James
https://www.wsj.com/tech/personal-tech/social-media-nobody-posting-f6c2fd3e
— We Own More Cars Than Ever. So Why Are We Driving Less? America has become a stay-at-home nation, despite all the cars and trucks in our garages. – David Harrison
https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/we-own-more-cars-than-ever-so-why-are-we-driving-less-2b472f68
— Democrats Prepare for Convention of Regret. Have they really settled for Biden and Chicago? – James Freeman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-prepare-for-convention-of-regret-2d1ad2b8

HUFFINGTON POST
— This Year Was A Warning To Republicans Running On Anti-Abortion Platforms In 2024. Republicans will need to rethink their abortion strategy if they want to compete in a post-Roe political world. – Alanna Vagianos (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-warning-to-republicans-anti-abortion-platforms-2024_n_656f3fe6e4b0f3e5f44ae8b3

PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
— My critics/opponents reject the following planks in the Republican Party platform, and because of that, they do not want me to encourage support for those planks: 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).
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/rethinking-thought/202312/bodies-in-suspense-how-writers-words-can-influence-the-body

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.