January 13, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Constructively, by flooding America with illegals, Democrat leaders have declared war not only on Texas, not only on Republicans, but on America. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat army.
https://abc7chicago.com/texas-national-guard-blocking-border-patrol-from-stretch-of-border/14313347/
— Mayor Johnson addresses shelter plans for new arrivals amid winter storm
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrant-crisis-winter-storm-migrants-little-village-shelter/14316859/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPWtQatJa8M

NBC5
— Gov. Pritzker issues stern letter to Texas Gov. Abbott, pleading for halting of migrant bus arrivals in frigid temperatures
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/gov-pritzker-issues-stern-letter-to-texas-gov-abbott-pleading-for-halting-of-migrant-bus-arrivals-in-frigid-temperatures/3326184/
— Chicago extends 60-day limit on migrant shelter stays ahead of dangerous wind chills. Johnson said that the city has not opened any new shelters since late December, and it’s adjusting rules on how long migrants can stay at such sites. – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-extends-60-day-limit-on-migrant-shelter-stays-ahead-of-dangerous-wind-chills/3326331/
— Shovel your sidewalk or face a fine: What Chicago residents need to know. An important reminder for Chicago residents and business owners, to safely get outside and clear sidewalks- otherwise you could face fines of up to $500. – PJ Randhawa and Leigh Lesniak (COMMENT: What laws govern show shoveling in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/consumer/shovel-your-sidewalk-or-face-a-fine-what-chicago-residents-need-to-know/3326293/

CBS2
— Chicago delays migrant shelter limits; Gov. JB Pritzker asks Texas to stop sending migrants in dangerous winter weather – Todd Feurer
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-delay-migrant-shelter-limit-mayor-brandon-johnson-jb-prizker-letter-greg-abbott/
— Cafe employs young adults with disabilities – Joe Donlon, Edie Kasten (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their employees who they hired who were disabled, liberal, minority, female, veteran, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, had parents who were immigrants, had performance problems, and/or who they wanted to get rid of them.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/wills-place-hidden-gems/

FOX32
— Chicago migrant shelter evictions delayed amid extreme cold
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-migrant-shelter-evictions-delayed-extreme-cold

WTTW
— As Migrants Sit for Hours on Buses at City Landing Zone, Volunteers Call for More Communication – Emily Soto
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/12/migrants-sit-hours-buses-city-landing-zone-volunteers-call-more-communication
— Proposal Calls for Expanding Voting by Mail in Illinois – Peter Hancock
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/12/proposal-calls-expanding-voting-mail-illinois
— Chicago Suspends 60-Day Limit on Shelter Stays for Migrants; Pritzker Appeals to Texas Gov.’s ‘Humanity’ to Stop the Buses Amid Extreme Weather – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/12/chicago-suspends-60-day-limit-shelter-stays-migrants-pritzker-appeals-texas-gov-s

WBEZ
— Amid snowstorm, Chicago delays its plan to force migrants to leave shelters after 60 days. The city’s delay comes days before the first migrants were to be forced out of shelters. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker pleaded with Texas’ governor to halt migrant buses amid extreme cold. – Tessa Weinberg, Mariah Woelfel
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-migrants-wont-be-forced-to-leave-shelters-in-extreme-cold/ca84aa2a-4a5b-48ac-b377-0bbde51f26c3
— With a March 19 primary election looming, Illinois lawmakers return to Springfield. Illinois lawmakers will be picking up where they left off on Tuesday. With an election looming, action might be slow to start. – Alex Degman
https://www.wbez.org/stories/illinois-lawmakers-return-to-work/13b4e6f2-8ffc-41df-bfad-5a886c2b4975

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Thousands more migrants in Chicago than previously reported, city officials say – Nell Salzman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/immigration/ct-migrant-census-uptick-planes-20240112-hhou5w37lrdonf2hln6j3tvr2q-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Mayor Brandon Johnson will delay enforcing migrant shelter evictions policy, acknowledges pause on opening new sites – Alice Yin, Dan Petrella and Nell Salzman
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-mayor-brandon-johnson-immigrant-shelters-20240112-cyquqgazznfelcf6sdwlqn2ehe-story.html
— No migrant should be kicked out of a shelter in this weather – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-migrants-brandon-johnson-20240112-oyi5aggnbvdiheybz6xte6lbvq-story.html
— Racial equity activist must pay at least $38,000 after judge dismisses her lawsuit alleging harm from Awake Illinois leader – Alex Hulvalchick and Pam DeFiglio
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/racial-equity-activist-must-pay-at-least-38-000-after-judge-dismisses-her-lawsuit-alleging-harm-from-awake-illinois-leader/ar-AA1mSwj2

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— City preparing to ‘right-size’ migrant shelters due to budget constraints. After ramping up the shelter system for months to get migrants off the floors of Chicago police stations and airports, Chicago has not opened a migrant shelter since late December. – Fran Spielman and Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/1/12/24036509/chicago-migrant-crisis-rightsize-shelters-budget-constraints
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Pritzker urges Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to stop migrant drop-offs in winter storm: ‘I plead with you for mercy’ With Chicago temperatures expected to dip to dangerous lows, Gov. J.B. Pritzker wants migrant drop-offs from Texas to stop. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/12/24036176/pritzker-urges-texas-gov-greg-abbott-to-stop-migrant-dropoffs-amid-winter-storm
— Migrants won’t get booted from shelters next week, city says, but migrants at ‘landing zone’ stuck on buses as snowstorm hits. The city has delayed shelter evictions that were set for Tuesday, but more than 140 migrants remain in buses at the city’s designated site for new arrivals. – Michael Loria
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/12/24036052/migrants-landing-zone-stuck-buses-blizzard-hits-chicago-shelter-evictions-delayed
— Biden rolls out new round of student debt cancellation, many Illinois borrowers are eligible. In Illinois, 244,700 residents with student loans are eligible to apply for the new debt forgiveness. – Lynn Sweet (COMMENT: Not that I could have gotten a student loan, but if I had, my GPA would have been higher as well as my FSEE and GMAT scores. Instead of studying, while I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU in 1969, I worked all the hours that I could for the Park Forest Post Office. I skipped many classes on Mondays and Fridays.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/1/12/24035310/biden-announces-new-round-of-student-loan-cancellations-washington-education-money-schools
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/13/24036109/illinois-abortion-patients-numbers-rising-supreme-court-roe-wade-restrictions-editorial
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump and his supporters.
https://www.indianagazette.com/opinion/gene-lyons-fool-us-twice-shame-on-us/article_c404a672-5545-51f3-ba2e-505d106eec2b.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: More suburbs preparing to restrict migrant transports from Texas – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240112/news/more-suburbs-preparing-to-restrict-migrant-transports-from-texas/
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrats push pot in Elgin.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240112/marijuana/elgin-may-finally-get-its-first-recreational-cannabis-dispensary/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker pleads with Texas governor to stop sending migrants to Chicago in the frigid cold – Patrick M. Keck
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/01/12/pritzker-to-abbott-stop-sending-asylum-seekers-to-chicago-in-the-cold/72209935007/

FOREST PARK REVIEW
— Village restricts buses transporting asylum seekers. Violators will be fined based on the number of passengers transported. – Igor Studenkov
https://www.forestparkreview.com/2024/01/12/village-restricts-buses-transporting-asylum-seekers/

WGLT
— Immigration advocate says dozens of bused migrants are already living in McLean County – Eric Stock (COMMENT: How many illegals are living in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and your school district?)
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2024-01-11/immigration-advocate-says-dozens-of-bused-migrants-are-already-living-in-mclean-county

WSIL TV
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/health/marijuana-meets-criteria-for-reclassification-as-lower-risk-drug-fda-scientific-review-finds/article_b686bce7-dffa-5733-aa3d-d9c6c5560b6e.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Isabel’s afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-15/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Kane County GOP Announces First Lincoln Day Dinner (COMMENT: Is your Republican county party organization planning a Lincoln Day Dinner?)
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/13/kane-county-gop-announces-first-lincoln-day-dinner/
— Trump Campaign Seeking Phone Banking Help Leading Into Iowa Caucus
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/01/12/trump-campaign-seeking-phone-banking-help-leading-into-iowa-caucus/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Southern District of Illinois federal Judge Stephen McGlynn is expediting the case challenging Illinois’ gun ban, despite some plaintiffs wanting to delay a trial so they can attempt to have a hearing with the U.S. Supreme Court. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_7012d5da-b194-11ee-a9c4-dfedd4af5ecc.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Michael Musson, chairman of WTRO: ‘DuPage County citizens are fortunate to have a State’s Attorney who is committed to ensuring our safety’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/653663046-michael-musson-chairman-of-wtro-dupage-county-citizens-are-fortunate-to-have-a-state-s-attorney-who-is-committed-to-ensuring-our-safety

CHAMBANA SUN
— Champaign Designated as Certified Welcoming Place by Welcoming America (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more unwelcome that you will be: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, Christian, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Because Democrats and RINOs are ever-increasingly taking over, I feel ever-increasingly unwelcome in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://chambanasun.com/stories/653653341-champaign-designated-as-certified-welcoming-place-by-welcoming-america

FORD COUNTY REGISTER
— Busloads of migrants abandoned in Ford County? ‘It would be a disaster’ – Will Brumleve
https://www.fordcountychronicle.com/articles/featured/busloads-of-migrants-abandoned-in-ford-county-it-would-be-a-disaster/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Chicago GOP Chair Stephen Boulton is Officially Removed from Primary Ballot for “Insufficient Number of Valid Signatures”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/01/chicago-gop-chair-stephen-boulton-is-officially-removed-from-primary-ballot-for-insufficient-number-of-valid-signatures.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Senate border deal would allow 5,000 illegal immigrants a day. Leaked details of deal spark revolt within GOP. – Ramsey Touchberry and Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the Republican Party is dominated RINOs, Democrat plants, Libertarian Plants, Green plants, and Independent plants who reject many, most, if not virtually all the planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/13/senate-border-deal-would-allow-5000-illegal-immigr/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois becomes abortion destination in Midwest – Gabrielle M. Etzel
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/2791606/illinois-becomes-abortion-destination-midwest/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Joe Biden’s Senior Moment of the Week (Vol. 76) – Thaleigha Rampersad
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/watch-joe-bidens-senior-moment-of-the-week-vol-76/

NEW YORK POST
— Federal authorities escalate war with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over access to migrant-packed park – Selim Algar
https://nypost.com/2024/01/12/news/feds-escalate-war-with-texas-gov-greg-abbott-over-access-to-migrant-packed-park/
— Migrants scour trash for food as they live out of buses in Chicago – Chris Nesi
https://nypost.com/2024/01/12/news/migrants-scour-trash-for-food-as-they-live-out-of-buses-in-chicago/
— Elon Musk is right about Alaska Airlines blowout — Boeing’s DEI push could literally kill people. – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/01/12/opinion/alaska-airlines-shows-elon-musk-is-right-boeing-dei-could-kill-people/
— Rand Paul wades into GOP primary race with ‘Never Nikki’ Haley initiative – Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2024/01/12/news/rand-paul-wades-into-gop-primary-race-with-never-nikki-haley-initiative/

AMAC
— The Myth Of An Apolitical Military – Phillip Keuhlen and CAPT Brent Ramsey
https://amac.us/newsline/society/the-myth-of-an-apolitical-military/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Inside the Illegal Immigrant Situation at James Madison High School. State of the Union: America’s migrant problem is growing worse by the day. – Anastasia Kaliabakos (COMMENT: Sooner or later, if not already, Democrat and RINO leaders will destroy the students in your school district.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/migrants-at-james-madison/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— ‘How to invade America’ – packaged in living color, compliments of NGOs – J.M. Phelps
https://afn.net/national-security/2024/01/12/how-to-invade-america-packaged-in-living-color-compliments-of-ngos/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Illinois’ Ethically Challenged Court. When state legislatures and local officials can strip people of their rights and force them to go through expensive and lengthy lawsuits to get those rights back, then freedom is at risk for everyone. – Dan Caulkins
https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/13/illinois-ethically-challenged-court/
— Who’s Ready for Slavery Reparations? The far Left is pushing harder than ever for its latest terrible idea… and no one’s biting. – Hayden Ludwig (COMMENT: Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI are reparations. Democrats and RINOs have always used AA and DEI to make Republicans who are the following pay reparations: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/12/whos-ready-for-slavery-reparations/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Small Town, USA learns the hard way that welcoming lawbreakers has negative consequences – Olivia Murray (COMMENT: To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is shout your disrespect for that country and your disrespect for the rule of law.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/small_town_usa_learns_the_hard_way_that_welcoming_lawbreakers_has_negative_consequences.html

BLAZE
— ‘Proud RINO’ Adam Kinzinger says he would vote for Biden over Trump and hopes Nikki Haley wins New Hampshire GOP primary – ALEX NITZBERG
https://www.theblaze.com/news/adam-kinzinger-vote-biden-over-trump
— Texas seizes riverfront park in Eagle Pass to curb onslaught of illegal aliens – JOSEPH MACKINNON
https://www.theblaze.com/news/texas-seizes-riverfront-park-in-eagle-pass-to-curb-onslaught-of-illegal-aliens
— House Democrat uses racist arguments to justify mass immigration that a Republican would never use: ‘Vegetables would rot’ – CHRIS ENLOE (COMMENT: While I never picked vegetables, I did do yard work, deliver newspapers, wash dishes, clean golf shoes, chip slag, pump gasoline, deliver mail, work on an automobile assembly line, sell tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pump more gasoline, collect delinquent taxes, and audit federal agencies. According to my critics/opponents, the aforesaid were bad jobs that they would never have stooped to take and jobs that should have been given to illegals, to minorities, to females, to younger people, to veterans, and to those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/jerry-nadler-migrants-vegetables-rot

BREITBART
— Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey Cutting Firefighter Funds, Offering College Financial Aid to Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/12/massachusetts-gov-maura-healey-cutting-firefighter-funds-offering-college-financial-aid-to-illegal-aliens/

DAILY CALLER
— Border Patrol Agents Quietly Support Texas’ Move To Seize Area Of Border – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/12/border-patrol-agents-quietly-support-texas-move-seize-area-border/
— Fmr Trump Advisor Stephen Miller Offers Solution To ‘Shut’ Border Crisis Down – HAILEY GOMEZ (COMMENT E-Verify should be required for all hiring and for just about everything else.)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/12/stephen-miller-southern-border-crisis-solution/
— Alejandro Mayorkas Is Finally Getting A Taste Of Accountability – JENNY BETH MARTIN (COMMENT: Charles Bowsher ran GAO 1981-1996. Bowsher escaped accountability. Because of Bowsher, GAO is just barely a shell of what it once was. Bowsher used Republican-led budget cuts to shrink the agency from more than 6,000 employees to less than 3,000. All the GAO employees who Bowsher got rid of were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, and/or did not have a degree from an Ivy Leage university. I am all of the aforesaid. I should write a book about Bowsher. Bowsher made the following worthless: a) my three job-related master’s degrees (Loyola-business-1976, DePaul-accounting-1980, and IIT-finance-1997), b) my six job-related professional certifications (accounting-1979, internal auditing-1981, fraud examination-1990, government financial management-1994, financial services auditing-1996, and forensic accountiong-1997), and c) my job-related professional license (accounting-1981).)
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/12/opinion-alejandro-mayorkas-is-finally-getting-a-taste-of-accountability-jenny-beth-martin/

DAILY WIRE
— Texas National Guard Takes Control Of Border Park Amid Feud With Biden Over Border Crisis – Leif Le Mahieu
https://www.dailywire.com/news/texas-national-guard-takes-control-of-border-park-amid-feud-with-biden-over-border-crisis
— AOC Pressed On NYC Placing Illegal Immigrants In High School: ‘Not In My District … Shouldn’t Be Long-Term Solution’ – Zach Jewell
https://www.dailywire.com/news/aoc-brushes-off-question-about-nyc-placing-illegal-immigrants-in-high-school-its-not-in-my-district
— Democrat Jerry Nadler Slammed After Claiming ‘Many Illegal Immigrants’ Needed To Pick Vegetables (COMMENT: While I never picked vegetables, I did do yard work, deliver newspapers, wash dishes, clean golf shoes, chip slag, pump gasoline, deliver mail, work on an automobile assembly line, sell tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pump more gasoline, collect delinquent taxes, and audit federal agencies. According to my critics/opponents, the aforesaid were bad jobs that they would never have stooped to take and jobs that should have been given to illegals, to minorities, to females, to younger people, to veterans, and to those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-jerry-nadler-slammed-after-claiming-many-illegal-immigrants-needed-to-pick-vegetables

FEDERALIST
— White Men Don’t Want To Join An Army That Tells Them They Aren’t Wanted – SHAWN FLEETWOOD (COMMENT: Are/were you not wanted? The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. They did not want me and they wrongly gambled/hoped that I would become a Democrat.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/12/white-men-dont-want-to-join-an-army-that-tells-them-they-arent-wanted/

FOX NEWS
— Mayor Eric Adams insists NYC migrant crisis has nothing to do with sanctuary city status
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6344787375112
— Democratic Rep. Jerry Nadler says we need ‘many illegal immigrants’ in the country to pick vegetables. Nadler said illegal immigrants are needed to keep vegetables from rotting. – Joe Schoffstall (COMMENT: While I never picked vegetables, I did do yard work, deliver newspapers, wash dishes, clean golf shoes, chip slag, pump gasoline, deliver mail, work on an automobile assembly line, sell tires, automotive services, and major appliances, pump more gasoline, collect delinquent taxes, and audit federal agencies. According to my critics/opponents, the aforesaid were bad jobs that they would never have stooped to take and jobs that should have been given to illegals, to minorities, to females, to younger people, to veterans, and to those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-rep-jerry-nadler-says-we-need-many-illegal-immigrants-in-country-to-pick-vegetables
— Biden’s border crisis looks like the product of a military defeat – Stephen Miller (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrat Party soldiers include the following: illegals, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, liberals, moderates, minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, unmarried people, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who lack education and/or job skills, those who have severe financial, health, and/or other problems, those who want/need/demand massive government assistance, boozers, gamblers, stoners, and criminals.)
https://www.foxnews.com/video/6344788722112

HOT AIR
— Democrats: We Need Illegals to Do Menial Tasks – DAVID STROM (COMMENT: Will illegals stoop to take the bad jobs that I took? I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2024/01/12/democrats-we-need-illegals-to-do-menial-tasks-n604608

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— ICE data from 2023 shows there were only 142K deportations despite there being over 3.2 million KNOWN border encounters – Jenna Curren
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/deportations

MRC TV
— DHS Tells SCOTUS Border Patrol Forced to Bring Illegals into U.S. Under ‘Suboptimal Conditions’ Due to Texas Blockade – CRAIG BANNISTER
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/craig-bannister/dhs-tells-scotus-border-patrol-forced-bring-illegals-us-under-suboptimal
— Jerry Nadler: Vegetables Will Rot If Illegals Aren’t There to Pick Them Like Slaves – BRITTANY M. HUGHES (COMMENT: Will illegals stoop to take the bad jobs that I took? I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971, pumped more gasoline 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/brittany-m-hughes/jerry-nadler-vegetables-will-rot-if-illegals-arent-there-pick-them-slaves

NEW AMERICAN
— Woke Military Can’t Get White Recruits but Won’t Blame DEI, Sex Perverts in the Foxhole – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/us/woke-military-cant-get-white-recruits-but-wont-blame-dei-sex-perverts-in-the-foxhole/

NEWSMAX
— Illinois Gov. Begs Texas to Stop Busing Migrants to State – Michael Katz
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/jb-pritzker-greg-abbott-texas/2024/01/12/id/1149412/
— Illegals are being prioritized over Americans – Lidia Curanaj
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzwAoGNTxlc

POST MILLENNIAL
— Texas National Guard deploys armed soldiers to block Biden’s border patrol ‘access to the river’ in Eagle Pass. “Governor Abbott is not harming Border Patrol operations, he is enhancing them.”
https://thepostmillennial.com/texas-national-guard-takes-control-of-eagle-pass-park-to-curb-illegal-immigration

REAL CLEAR EDUCATION
— Here’s How to Help First Generation Students – Scott Feller (COMMENT: I was a first generation student. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. Consequently, I had to work to have money to buy cars (1958 Chevrolet Bel Air, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and 1969 Dodge Charger SE) and to pay for college expenses (UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970). I should write a book about my critics/opponents whose parents had college degrees, who had lots of money, who bought their children cars, who paid for their college expenses, who got them jobs, etc.)
https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2024/01/11/heres_how_to_help_first_generation_students_1004487.html

TOWNHALL
— A Manifesto on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) – Jeff Utsch (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffutsch/2024/01/13/a-manifesto-on-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-dei-n2633581
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Toe the line or face backlash. That, sadly, is the position in which “woke” companies, employees, universities and faculty now find themselves. It’s time to write those statements or pay a price. The statement must fall in line, too, in helping define what is acceptable within the limits of their ideological sphere. That sphere, unfortunately, is not very large. Acceptable statements must bow to how The Left wants its DEI initiatives interpreted. Look up any number of DEI statements from companies you know, and you will find much of the following: Diversity must mean diversity based on race, skin color, sexual identity, sexual preference, etc. Equity must mean equality of outcome, or something is inherently biased or oppressive. Inclusion must mean everyone is included that agrees with their ideological bent. Excluded are those holding different opinions; they are from the oppressive class, a term defined by them, of course).
— 16K Chinese Migrants Headed for U.S. Border, Detained – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/01/12/16k-chinese-migrants-headed-for-us-border-detained-n2633568
— A Country I Do Not Recognize – Jeff Davidson
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2024/01/13/a-country-i-do-not-recognize-n2633585

TURNING POINT USA
— Border Battle Escalates: Texas Blocks Federal Agents from Southern Border Control
https://www.tpusa.com/live/border-battle-escalates-texas-blocks-federal-agents-from-southern-border-control

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CBS NEWS
— Texas starts stopping Biden from flooding America with illegals.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-blocks-federal-border-agents-processing-migrants-eagle-pass-shelby-park/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Republican candidates stop at John Wayne’s birthplace in Iowa (COMMENT: Since 1971, when I was 21, my critics/opponents have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me because I sought and got a financial hardship draft deferment. In my defense, John Wayne sought and got one too.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i26wfTeSE0I

MSN
— Wokeness blamed for White US army recruit decline over last five years (COMMENT: To promote wokeness/wokeism, is to promote hated against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, heterosexual, married, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/wokeness-blamed-for-white-us-army-recruit-decline-over-last-five-years/ar-AA1mRyPX
— Outrage over Democrat-run Maine town’s luxury digs for migrants: Asylum seekers live rent-free in ‘palace’ apartments with balconies while hundreds of US-born homeless sleep rough – James Reinl
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/outrage-over-democrat-run-maine-town-s-luxury-digs-for-migrants-asylum-seekers-live-rent-free-in-palace-apartments-with-balconies-while-hundreds-of-us-born-homeless-sleep-rough/ar-AA1mSjR2

NEW YORK TIMES
— Chicago Warms New Migrants in Idling Buses as the Weather Turns Nasty – Julie Bosman
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/12/us/chicago-migrants-shelter-weather.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders use DEI a) to get rid of Republicans and b) curry favor with those who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, unmarried, poor, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time, and/or are citizens of foreign countries.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/13/business/dealbook/dei-goes-quiet.html
— DeSantis, Once a Darling of Conservative News Media, Now Rails Against It – Maggie Haberman (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for DeSantis’ problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/12/us/politics/desantis-conservative-media-criticism.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: For DeSantis, The Personal Stays Private – Nicholas Nehamas (COMMENT: Politics is nasty/vicious. Government is nasty/vicious. Democrats, Libertatians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs are nasty/vicious. Liberals and moderates are nasty/vicious. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have used Money Magazine’s February 1978 4-page article against me the most.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/12/us/politics/ron-desantis-campaign.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/12/health/marijuana-fda-dea.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Trump’s Hold on Rural America Is Key to His Resilience. Outsize support in places like Iowa’s Hancock County are helping propel the former president past legal woes and challengers. – John McCormick (COMMENT: What are your connections with rural America? During the 1950s and early 1960s, I spent lots of time at my grandparents’ farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-iowa-caucus-rural-voters-598fc324
— John Belushi Was Just Getting Started. What lingers is the energy, the libertine dazzle, the fool in motion. – Rich Cohen
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/film/john-belushi-was-just-getting-started-f229b18f

FORBES
— Virginia Foxx Accuses West Point Of Teaching Cadets Critical Race Theory’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QHgF_hhSiM

BUSINESS NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://biz.crast.net/9-lgbtq-entrepreneurs-and-ceos-paving-the-way-for-future-generations/

NEW YORKER
— Planned Parenthood Means Fewer Abortions – Michael Specter (COMMENT: Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies? Why aren’t women who have them doing more to avoid them? Why aren’t men who cause them doing more to avoid them? Since the 1980s, my critics/opponents have viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/planned-parenthood-means-fewer-abortions

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.