NBC5
— Illinois Senate to Elect Next President in Sunday Vote Sens. Kimberly
Lightford and Don Harmon, both Democrats and members of the chamber’s
leadership, have emerged as the two most likely candidates – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/illinois-senate-to-elect-next-president-in-sunday-vote/2203044/
CBS2
— A Look At Preparations For The 2020 Women’s March – Audrina Bigos (DIERSEN:
What percent of the marchers will be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant,
anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White,
anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German
Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in
America for a long time?)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/01/17/a-look-at-preparations-for-the-2020-womens-march/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Anti-Trump protests have shrunk. What’s it mean for 2020? – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/anti-trump-protests-have-shrunk-whats-it-mean-for-2020-1
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago Teachers Union Inc.: How the clout-heavy labor group spends its
money We examined how the CTU uses its
considerable financial muscle and found nearly $1.5 million from its
dues-funded budget went to politics and lobbying over 15 months. And a union
foundation cut back sharply on charitable giving. – Lauren FitzPatrick and
Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/17/21071027/chicago-teachers-union-ctu-spending-labor
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP Congressional candidate Jeanne Ives campaign flyer asks for donations of
up to $80,000. The federal limit is $5,600 – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jeanne-ives-campaign-flyer-20200117-a5jpp4gb5fgh7o362up5s5t57a-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A
spokeswoman for Ives, who is seeking the Republican nomination in the west and
northwest suburban 6th Congressional District, said the solicited contribution
amounts were “clearly (a) typo.” “We worked with this particular direct mail
vendor once, and immediately severed ties with him because of errors like
this,” Kathleen Murphy, communications director for Ives’ campaign, said in an
email. “We are working with a professional compliance team and would never ask
for a gift over the legal fundraising limit. And in fact, have returned
contributions in excess of the limit already, as our (fourth quarter) filing
will reflect,” Murphy said.)
— Talk show host Dan Proft shuts down 2 PACs, including one that was once a
multimillion-dollar platform to push conservatives – RICK PEARSON and DAN
PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-dan-proft-shuts-down-pacs-20200117-7h4poqbpofcopmqgy6bspae6ke-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-aurora-marijuana-st-0121-20200117-j6q4vlstljbjlkyadcfkfrv2aq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that
if you are not a Democrat, you are a racist.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/heidi-stevens/ct-heidi-stevens-mlk-day-chicago-racial-healing-circles-0117-20200117-uqlezx6buzaa3hkqbg7fb3fkai-story.html
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot smokers and some pot pushers want lower taxes on
pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/think-marijuanas-expensive-now-wait-till-summer
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/marijuanacannabis/marijuana-money-wafts-across-illinois-economy
HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://herald-review.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-pot-rollout-as-pain-free-as-was-possible/article_b01f8b91-0fca-5346-8e40-de78a9acf006.html
DAILY EGYPTIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://dailyegyptian.com/98893/news/city/legalized-weed-for-the-illinoisan/
ILLINOIS NEWSROOM
— Illinois Colleges Approach Legal Weed Differently, Even Though It’s Illegal
Federally – Julian Hayda
https://illinoisnewsroom.org/2020/01/17/illinois-colleges-approach-legal-weed-differently-even-though-its-illegal-federally/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Mike Beuhler, GOP Candidate for McHenry County Board Chairman, Holds
Fundraiser
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/17/mike-beuhlergop-candidate-for-mchenry-county-board-chairman-holds-fundraiser/
— Former LITH Sanitary District Trustee Tells County Board Members of Jack
Franks’ Appointee’s Greed
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/17/former-lith-sanitary-district-trustee-tells-county-board-members-of-jack-franks-appointees-greed/
— U.S. Senate/IL-06/IL-14: Winfield Township Republicans Vote to Endorse in
Primary
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/17/u-s-senate-il-06-il-14-winfield-township-republicans-vote-to-endorse-in-primary/
— IL-14: First Debate Takes on Added Urgency to Derail Jim Oberweis Winning
Nomination
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/01/17/il-14-mchenry-county-republicans-hosting-candidates-form-copy-2/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS SEC OF STATE “MISTAKENLY” REGISTERS OVER 500 NON-CITIZENS
TO VOTE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/illinois-sec-of-state-mistakenly-registers-over-500-non-citizens-to-vote.html
— DUCKWORTH ABOUT TRUMP: OUR “TODDLER IN CHIEF”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/duckworth-about-trump-our-toddler-in-chief-.html
— TRUSSELL: NOTHING LIKE A BRIGHT RED TRUMP RALLY TO BEAT CHICAGO WINTER BLUES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/trussell-nothing-like-a-bright-red-trump-rally-to-beat-chicago-winter-blues.html
— SKILLICORN: ILLINOIS SHOULD REPEAL THEIR PART IN THE NATIONAL POPULAR VOTE
MOVEMENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/01/skillicorn-illinois-should-repeal-their-part-in-the-national-popular-vote-movement.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Proft shuts down both of his campaign committees
https://capitolfax.com/2020/01/17/proft-shuts-down-both-of-his-campaign-committees/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illegal immigrants blocked at border pray for Trump’s defeat, ‘I want Trump
out’ – Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives,
and their dupes pray for? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their
dupes pray for more dependency on government, more dependency on charity, more
LGBTQ activity, more mass/illegal immigration, more booze, gambling, pot, and
other vices, more gun control, more patronage, more political affiliation
discrimination, more reverse discrimination, more age discrimination, and more
retaliation for opposing the aforesaid. I should write a book about my
critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on those
who have lots of religious, government, political, government, and/or financial
clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I
would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative,
and/or Republican.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/illegal-immigrants-blocked-at-border-pray-for-trumps-defeat-i-want-trump-out
BREITBART
— Daniel Horowitz: Trump-Endorsed GOP Governors Betray President’s Immigration
Agenda – ROBERT KRAYCHIK (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, conservative in name only
(CINO) activists and Republican in name only (RINO) politicians dump
conservatives and dump Republicans. I should write a book about CINO activists
and RINO politicians in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.
They have certainly dumped me. CINOs and RINOs fail/refuse a) to defend/advance
the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second
Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks
in the Republican Party platform, that is, b) they promote LGBTQ activity,
abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more
gun control, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse
discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for opposing the aforesaid.
CINOs and RINOs do not want me to promote their events, attend their events, or
report on their events.)
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2020/01/17/daniel-horowitz-trump-endorsed-gop-governors-betray-presidents-immigration-agenda/
DAILY CALLER
— NYT’s Maggie Haberman Admits Media Gives ‘Instant Credibility’ To Anti-Trump
Voices – VIRGINIA KRUTA (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their
operatives, and their dupes give instant credibility to my critics/opponents,
their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/01/17/maggie-haberman-media-instant-credibility-anti-trump/
GOPUSA
— Prince Harry, Meghan Markle move angers Canadians
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=83051
NEWS BUSTERS
— Univision Doubles Down on Acting as a Liberal PAC with a Broadcast License –
Kathleen Krumhansl
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/latino/kathleen-krumhansl/2020/01/17/univision-doubles-down-acting-liberal-pac-broadcast
LIFE SITE NEWS
— Can major conservative groups be trusted when liberal big money funds them?
A disturbing amount of the ‘big money’ that funnels into some of the major
conservative and pro-family organizations comes from wealthy groups that are
neither conservative nor pro-family (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the
tunes. I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials,
and political consultants in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County,
and Illinois that claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but
that talk and/or act like they are funded by anti-religious, anti-conservative,
and/or anti-Republican individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and/or
countries.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/can-major-conservative-groups-be-trusted-when-liberal-big-money-funds-them
THE HILL
— Poll: Most Canadian taxpayers don’t want to pay for Prince Harry and Meghan
Markle’s security costs – J. EDWARD MORENO
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/478858-poll-most-canadian-taxpayers-dont-want-to-pay-for-prince-harry-and-meghans
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Anti-Trump protests have shrunk. What’s it mean for 2020? – SARA
BURNETT
http://www.startribune.com/anti-trump-protests-have-shrunk-what-s-it-mean-for-2020/567085442/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Citing Murder, Top Trump Official Condemns N.Y. Sanctuary Policy “A phone
call, one simple phone call, and Ms. Fuertes would be alive today,” the ICE
head said, referring to a 92-year-old woman killed in Queens. – Annie Correal
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/nyregion/reeaz-khan-immigration-maria-fuertes.html
NEXTGOV
— GAO Calls Out IRS’ Taxpayer Experience Issues – Frank Konkel (DIERSEN: GAO
audits IRS. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years. I worked for GAO on audits of
IRS for 3 years.)
https://www.nextgov.com/topic/irs/?oref=ng-article-topics
TIME
— How Ageism Negatively Affects Older People’s Health – ALICE PARK (DIERSEN:
All my critics/opponents have always promoted age discrimination big time.
Nevertheless, so far, that has not stopped me from putting together and sending
out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning since 2004 and each and
every evening too since 2015.)
https://time.com/5767265/ageism-health/
NEW REPUBLIC
— “Electability” Is a Poisonous Political Shibboleth If this recursive way of
thinking about politics captures our imagination, it will imperil America’s
future. – OSITA NWANEVU (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives,
and their dupes, the more of the following that you are, the less electable
that you are: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican,
American, White, male, older, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or
if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/156241/electability-poisonous-political-shibboleth
LAWYERS
— 3 Types Of Age Discrimination That Are Depressingly Common And How Employers
Get Away With It – Michael Patrick Murphy, Jr.
https://blogs.lawyers.com/attorney/labor-and-employment/3-types-of-age-discrimination-that-are-depressingly-common-60235/
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
According to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and other state and
federal laws, it’s illegal for employers to discriminate against employees or
job applicants because of their age. However, according to the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC), approximately 60% of surveyed older workers
claimed to have experienced or witnessed age discrimination in the workplace—and
90% of those respondents said it was a common occurrence. Even though age
discrimination is illegal, employers have been taking increasingly creative
measures to avoid complying with the law. Here are three different forms age
discrimination can take. Refusing to Call It “Firing” Your employer probably
won’t come out and tell you that they’re firing you because of your age. But
employers do this all the time. One way they get away with it is by calling
your firing a “job elimination.” They’re not actually firing you—just
eliminating your job title. But a few weeks later, they’ve reinstated the job
under a different title and filled the position with a younger worker. Layoffs
can also serve as a tactic for employers to let older workers go. The law requires
employers to release lists of employees who were both laid off and retained,
along with their ages, to prove that the layoff decisions were not based on
age. But employers may not list every worker—providing an incomplete picture of
their layoff strategy. Or they may fire a few younger workers just to make the
optics look better. Some employers might ask older workers to leave of their
own free will, and sweeten the pot with offers for early retirement. These can
be very tempting—but be careful, especially if the only alternative you have is
to be fired. If that’s the case, you may be looking at age discrimination.
Promotion-Based Discrimination When a highly qualified older worker is denied a
promotion, which is then given to a younger worker with less experience—at a
lower pay grade, naturally—it’s usually a fairly clear-cut case of age
discrimination.)
HR DRIVE
— Employees earned record number of class certifications in 2019 – Jennifer
Carsen (DIERSEN: In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in
a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse
discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.hrdive.com/news/employees-earned-record-number-of-class-certifications-in-2019/570498/
— House advances bill requiring accommodations for pregnant workers – Ryan
Golden (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have
always hinted/implied/argued/shouted at women a) that men have an unfair
advantage over women because men cannot get pregnant and b) that those who do
not have dependents have an unfair advantage over who have dependents. Further,
they hint/imply/argue/shout at everyone that a) those who are White, older,
healthy, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, Protestant, German American,
citizens of America, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long
time have an unfair advantage over those who are minority, younger,
non-healthy, LGBTQ, not married, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American,
non-citizen, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long
time. Further, they hint/imply/argue/shout at everyone that a) those who earn more
education, more professional certifications, and more professional licenses
have an unfair advantage over those who earn less education, fewer professional
certifications, and fewer professional licenses and b) those who acquire more
work experience have an unfair advantage over those who acquire less work
experience. Further, they hint/imply/argue/shout at everyone that a) those who
earn more money have an unfair advantage over those who earn less money and b)
those who save for their retirement have an unfair advantage over those who do
not save for their retirement.)
https://www.hrdive.com/news/house-advances-bill-requiring-accommodations-for-pregnant-workers/570670/
MOTLEY FOOL
— 40% of Americans Risk Financial Struggles in Retirement for This Reason
Banking too heavily on Social Security could upend your senior years. – Maurie
Backman (DIERSEN: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a
Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension. My CSRS pension is dramatically
reduced because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my
career and forced me to retire early. My Democrat superiors in the federal
government did what Democrat politicians wanted them to do. Democrat
politicians did what Democrat voters wanted them to do.)
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2020/01/17/40-of-americans-risk-financial-struggles-in-retire.aspx
