January 9, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bumpy landing: Migrants — adults and children — languish in buses for days at city ‘landing zone’ The site at 800 S. Deplaines St. is holding more than 500 people. Many say they’re practically sleeping on top of each other, with little food and medical assistance. – Michael Loria

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/8/24030153/migrants-languish-buses-days-city-landing-zone

— CPS reports up to 77,000 computers lost or stolen in a year. Some devices ultimately turned up but CPS’ inspector general blames the mess on a flawed system for recouping devices and tracking them. – Sarah Karp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2024/1/9/24030957/cps-computers-reported-lost-stolen-77000-laptops-chicago-public-schools
— My Chicago high school paid for college. It’s a model for other community scholarship programs. Getting into college isn’t the hardest part of the journey, a North Lawndale College Prep graduate writes. Black students need more help figuring out how to pay for it. – Keanna Greer (COMMENT: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? Back in the good old days, the money to pay for my UIC expenses 1966-1968, for my NIU expenses 1969-1970, for my new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and for my new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968 came from what I earned working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/1/9/24024717/north-lawndale-college-prep-college-costs-scholarships-black-students-keanna-greer
— City, Gold Coast merchants should ‘expedite’ installing barriers to keep robbers’ cars off sidewalks, alderperson says. If nothing is done about robbers using cars to break into stores, “some of the retailers may give up on the area, and we can’t afford that,” Ald. Brian Hopkins said Monday. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/1/8/24030205/gold-coast-michigan-avenue-robberies-bollards-security-protection-prada-hopkins

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. Supreme Court declines to review Illinois high court ruling upholding gun ban – Jeremy Gorner and Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-gun-ban-challenge-supreme-court-20240108-zg6pifoznrffta5trex2tbdbki-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PHOYO: Why selection of new Schaumburg Township assessor remains in limbo – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240108/news/why-selection-of-new-schaumburg-township-assessor-remains-in-limbo/

ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to get Blacks to hate Republicans. I should write a book about the success/failure that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in getting my Black superiors, subordinates, coworkers, and subordinate to hate me. I should write a book about the success/failure that my Democrat and RINO critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have had in getting Blacks in the aforesaid to hate me.
https://abc7chicago.com/joe-biden-mother-emanuel-church-charleston-south-carolina/14296200/

NBC5
— 3 former Chicago staffers allege firings followed complaints of mistreatment (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors fired me, that is, they forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They did that because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They did that so that they could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate which is exactly what they did. They did that to send a strong message to potential job applicants who share my demographics that GAO does not want you.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXrJGGnUFeU

CBS2
— Chicago uses warming buses for migrants for winter storm – Sabrina Franza, Marybel Gonzalez
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-migrants-winter-storm/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-to-use-warming-buses-for-migrants-during-impending-winter-storm/
— Migrant father, son stay on Chicago warming bus ahead of winter storm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-arCsuwevR8
— Were people boarded up in their suburban Chicago (Harvey) apartments? – Shardaa Gray
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/people-boarded-up-harvey-apartments/

WGN9
— Migrant enrollment in CPS rises: A look at what it means for the students – Lourdes Duarte (COMMENT: Under anti-assimilation Democrat and RINO leaders, anticipate/expect that you will be ever-increasingly disadvantaged if you do not speak, read, and write Spanish. I am furious that during the 1800s, some German immigrants tried to get America to speak German. My ancestors were slow to drop German. Consequently, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma and my mother never attended high school.)
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/migrant-enrollment-in-cps-rises-a-look-at-what-it-means-for-the-students/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the last year, thousands of newly arrived migrant students have enrolled at Chicago Public Schools. Students and school administrators have had to adjust to the sudden changes adding bilingual teachers and resources to help students with their new surroundings. Barbara Quijada is an 8th grader at Ogden International’s Jenner Academy who arrived from Venezuela in July. That school has enrolled an estimated 80 new migrant students this year. Barbara is considered a role model for many of her newly arrived classmates. Not only is she thriving academically but was recently selected to do the school announcements in Spanish. William Calderon is Barbara’s teacher. “She wanted to be part of a community,” he said. “She had that special thing that when you see someone you know.” The 13-year-old spent at least a month sleeping outside the Near North police station while attending school. The family of one of her classmates decided to welcome her into their home until her parents find permanent shelter. It’s estimated that 20 percent of the nearly 30,000 migrant arrivals are children and hundreds are enrolled in Chicago Public Schools across the city. WGN Investigates found that as of September – the English Learners program at CPS increased by 11 percent – up from just over 72,000 in the 2022-23 school year to nearly 80,000 this year.
— Migrant Buses Arriving in Chicago and Suburbs as Leaders Look to DC for Help
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXVIPaZN-LU
— Concerns rise for migrant safety as severe weather approaches Chicagoland – Julian Crews, Peter Curi
https://wgntv.com/migrants-in-chicago/concerns-rise-for-migrant-safety-as-severe-weather-approaches-chicagoland/

FOX 32
— New Lenox seeks to restrict unscheduled buses amid migrant surge
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/new-lenox-unscheduled-buses-migrant-surge

WTTW
— Illinois Joins States Considering Challenges to Donald Trump’s Candidacy on Insurrection Grounds – Andrea Guthmann
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/08/illinois-joins-states-considering-challenges-donald-trump-s-candidacy-insurrection
— US Supreme Court Takes a Pass on Latest Challenge to Illinois Assault Weapons Ban – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/08/us-supreme-court-takes-pass-latest-challenge-illinois-assault-weapons-ban
— $23 Million in Missing Devices, Criminal Charges and Sexual Abuse Investigations Detailed in CPS Watchdog’s Annual Report – Matt Masterson
https://news.wttw.com/2024/01/09/23-million-missing-devices-criminal-charges-and-sexual-abuse-investigations-detailed-cps

WBEZ
— Chicago spent less to care for migrants than expected last year. Does that tell the full story? The city’s 2024 budget puts aside $150 million to care for asylum seekers transported here from southern border states.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-spent-less-to-care-for-migrants-than-expected-last-year-does-that-tell-the-full-story/e20eda53-19f0-4ca9-bfc5-bb5c0ae0e4d9
— A Chicago-area family lied to get their children into a top CPS school, inspector general finds. The parents owned several properties in Chicago and used those addresses in enrollment materials to lie about where they lived, the CPS IG said. – Nader Issa
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-area-family-lied-to-get-into-selective-cps-schools/129888fb-8dfa-4871-9499-ba708280b7c0

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Durbin: Texas governor ‘has chosen cruelty and chaos’ for migrants bussed to Illinois (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote more illegal immigration and b) blame Republicans for the horrific problems that it causes.)
https://pantagraph.com/news/local/durbin-texas-governor-has-chosen-cruelty-and-chaos-for-migrants-bussed-to-illinois/video_40086f5d-773e-5bb4-9508-26e7f7598870.html

SOUNTHERN & WPSD & WAND TV & WBBJ TV & WFVS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion and LGBTQ.
https://thesouthern.com/planned-parenthood-of-illinois-hosts-ribbon-cutting-for-carbondale-clinic/article_37803209-5a99-58d9-ae41-cb95fbe11eda.html
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/planned-parenthood-of-illinois-hosts-ribbon-cutting-in-hopes-to-fill-the-sexual-health-gaps/article_8e289c0c-ae84-11ee-8ed0-63d0fa70cb6a.html
https://www.wandtv.com/news/carbondale-planned-parenthood-clinic-expands-reproductive-gender-affirming-healthcare/article_555f1766-ae7a-11ee-9b97-d3c1eeebb11b.html
https://www.wbbjtv.com/2024/01/08/health-center-opens-in-southern-illinois-with-tennesseans-in-mind/
https://www.kfvs12.com/2024/01/09/planned-parenthood-officially-opens-new-location-southern-ill/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Congress has the power to grant Trump amnesty so he is eligible for primary ballots
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-01-08/congress-has-the-power-to-grant-trump-amnesty-so-he-is-eligible-for-primary-ballots

FOX ILLINOIS
— Mexican president demands work visas, $20B in US aid to help curb illegal immigration – RAY LEWIS
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/mexican-president-demands-work-visas-20b-in-us-aid-to-help-curb-illegal-immigration-reports-say-joe-biden-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-migrant-crisis-southern-border
— Biden lauds 2020 BLM riots as ‘historic movement for justice’ during Monday speech – JACKSON WALKER (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use BLM to promote hatred against Republicans.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/biden-lauds-2020-blm-riots-as-historic-movement-for-justice-during-monday-speech-mother-emanuel-ame-church-in-charleston-sc-black-lives-matter-george-floyd-summer-of-love-politics-trump-president-white-house-2024-race

WAND TV
— U.S. Supreme Court denies request to review IL Supreme Court’s decision on weapons ban law
https://www.wandtv.com/news/u-s-supreme-court-denies-request-to-review-il-supreme-courts-decision-on-weapons-ban/article_0f4425e2-ae65-11ee-9366-035e2783c96d.html
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use mass shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/biden-condemns-white-supremacy-in-a-campaign-speech-at-a-church-where-black-people-were/article_51064c27-e371-5726-b3e5-cc53f6230f4a.html

CITIES 92.9
— State Rep. Brad Halbrook, R-Shelbville, visits southern U.S. border amid migrant crisis – Andrew Hensel
https://www.cities929.com/2024/01/08/illinois-legislator-visits-southern-u-s-border-amid-migrant-crisis/

CHALKBEAT
— Inspector General urges overhaul of Chicago Public Schools’ ‘flawed’ tracking system for tech devices – Reema Amin
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2024/01/09/chicago-public-schools-inspector-general-finds-waste-fraud/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/01/08/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-11/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— SCOTUS denies Caulkins’ Second Amendment, conflict of interest case – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_a09b5ea4-ae6d-11ee-968a-8fe583f2be38.html

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Johnson: Texas Governor is sending illegals to Chicago because he is black
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/653575088-johnson-texas-governor-is-sending-illegals-to-chicago-because-he-is-black

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— State Rep. La Ha: ‘People are leaving Illinois in droves to escape high taxes and out-of-touch public policies’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/653575085-state-rep-la-ha-people-are-leaving-illinois-in-droves-to-escape-high-taxes-and-out-of-touch-public-policies

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— In the 2021-22 school year, 91.2% of Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U students failed the Math portion of the Illinois Assessment of Readiness test. (COMMENT: How has your high school faired since you graduated? I graduated from Crete-Monee in 1966. Even though I was not viewed as being “college material,” my outstanding teachers enabled me get an ACT score of 24 and graduate in the upper 20% of my class. But sadly, since then, relatively few of my 1966 classmates earned bachelor’s degrees and even fewer earned master’s degrees, professional certifications, and professional licenses like I did.)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/650298975-in-the-2021-22-school-year-91-2-of-crete-monee-community-unit-school-district-201-u-students-failed-the-math-portion-of-the-iar

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois tax rates out-of-sync with those in neighboring states, most of the nation – Nick Binotti and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/its-amazing-to-see-just-how-much-illinois-taxes-are-out-of-sync-with-most-of-the-nation-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— From Local to Legendary: Trump’s Share Catapults Illinois Review to National Spotlight
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/01/from-local-to-legendary-trumps-share-catapults-illinois-review-to-national-spotlight.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 46,400 EXTRA ILLINOISANS FOUND, BUT 364,443 OTHERS MOVED AWAY – Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/46400-extra-illinoisans-found-but-364443-others-moved-away/
— CHICAGO VIOLENT CRIME UP AGAIN, AS CITY CUTS POLICE OFFICERS – Paul Vallas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-chicago-violent-crime-up-again-as-city-cuts-police-officers/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Conservatives fume over Speaker Johnson’s spending deal with Democrats – Ramsey Touchberry
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/8/conservatives-fume-over-speaker-mike-johnsons-spen/
— America for sale: Biden goes full Hitler – Charles Hurt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/8/america-for-sale-biden-goes-full-hitler/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Johnson administration fires Lightfoot holdovers in Chicago who complained about mistreatment – Barnini Chakraborty (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors fired me, that is, they forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They did that because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They did that so that they could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate which is exactly what they did. They did that to send a strong message to potential job applicants who share my demographics that GAO does not want you.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2789733/johnson-administration-fires-lightfoot-holdovers/

AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— The ruse is up on ‘secure border’ but will GOP really impeach Mayorkas? – Chad Groening, Billy Davis
https://afn.net/national-security/2024/01/08/the-ruse-is-up-on-secure-border-but-will-gop-really-impeach-mayorkas/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Mexico raises its price to Biden for halting the migrant flow – Monica Showalter (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico and other foreign countries have declared war on America.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/mexico_raises_its_price_to_biden_for_halting_the_migrant_flow.html
— After Gay, media trots out ‘experts’ to dismantle meritocracy – Jack Hellner (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are minority, female, younger, veteran, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/01/after_gay_media_trots_out_experts_to_dismantle_meritocracy.html

AMERICAN WIRE
— Mexico asks for the moon when Team Biden comes groveling for help on the border – Melissa Fine (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico and other foreign countries have declared war on America.)
https://americanwirenews.com/mexico-asks-for-the-moon-when-team-biden-comes-groveling-for-help-on-the-border/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Liz Cheney proclaims DeSantis ‘unfit for office’ for J6 comments. What is wrong with this woman? – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/08/liz-cheney-proclaims-desantis-unfit-for-office-for-j6-comments-what-is-wrong-with-this-woman-1425744/
— Illegal immigrants storm Manhattan Bloomingdale’s, brazenly grab for over $5K in designer sunglasses – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/01/08/illegal-immigrants-storm-manhattan-bloomingdales-brazenly-grab-for-over-5k-in-designer-sunglasses-1425858/

BLAZE
— Denver mayor says conservative CEOs ask him every day why they can’t hire illegal immigrants – ANDREW CHAPADOS (COMMENT: TINO leaders want cheap labor.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/denver-mayor-ceos-work-permits
— Billionaire grad Bill Ackman excoriates Harvard, effectively leaves Democratic Party over DEI nonsense – CORTNEY WEIL
https://www.theblaze.com/news/billionaire-grad-bill-ackman-excoriates-harvard-effectively-leaves-democratic-party-over-dei-nonsense

BREITBART
— 65% of Likely Voters Accurately See ‘Invasion’ at Southern Border – JOHN NOLTE (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico and other foreign countries have declared war on America.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/08/nolte-65-likely-voters-accurately-see-invasion-southern-border/
— DHS Chief Mayorkas’s Border Fix: Bus More Illegal Aliens into U.S. Towns – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/08/dhs-chief-mayorkas-border-fix-bus-more-migrants-u-s/

CENTER SQUARE
— U.S. mayors say they will take on migrants, but want five times more federal funding – Tom Gantert (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico and other foreign countries have declared war on America.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_f6992e14-ae5c-11ee-859d-37498000b53a.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Trans professor with ‘be gay, do crimes’ tattoo appointed to WHO taskforce – MICAIAH BILGER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/trans-professor-with-be-gay-do-crimes-tattoo-appointed-to-who-taskforce/

DAILY CALLER
— Alejandro Mayorkas Blames Mexico For December’s Record-High Illegal Immigration Surge – HAROLD HUTCHISON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/08/alejandro-mayorkas-blames-mexico-for-decembers-record-high-illegal-immigration-surge/
— Corporations Are Quietly Walking Back Their Diversity Policies – JASON COHEN
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/08/corporations-are-quietly-walking-back-their-diversity-policies/
— Biden Lectures Israel On War While Showering Ukraine With Aid – SHOSHANA BRYEN
https://dailycaller.com/2024/01/08/opinion-biden-lectures-israel-on-war-while-showering-ukraine-with-aid-shoshana-bryen/

FEDERALIST
— Democrats Can’t Admit The Border Crisis Is Spiraling Out Of Control – JOHN DANIEL DAVIDSON
https://thefederalist.com/2024/01/08/democrats-cant-admit-the-border-crisis-is-spiraling-out-of-control/

FOX NEWS
— Mayor Johnson argues Gov. Abbott is intentionally ‘attacking’ ‘leaders of color’ by bussing migrants. Johnson argued that sending immigrants ‘particularly’ to cities overseen by ‘leaders-of color’ is ‘unconscionable’ – Alexander Hall
https://www.foxnews.com/media/mayor-johnson-argues-gov-abbott-attacking-leaders-color-bussing-migrants
— Mayorkas tells Border Patrol agents that ‘above 85%’ of illegal immigrants released into US. There were over 300,000 migrant encounters in December alone. – Adam Shaw, Bill Melugin, Griff Jenkins
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mayorkas-tells-border-patrol-agents-illegal-immigrants-released-into-us-sources
— A coalition of states call on the Supreme Court to recognize parents’ rights regarding transgender policies. 17 states call on the Supreme Court to overturn ruling in favor of parental rights. – Kendall Tietz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/coalition-states-supreme-court-recognize-parents-rights-transgender-policies
— Mexican president demands $20B, work permits for 10M Hispanics in exchange for immigration help. Mexico says the US must end the Cuba blockade and cut Venezuela sanctions. – Anders Hagstrom
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mexican-president-demands-20-billion-work-permits-10-million-hispanics-exchange-immigration-help

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Maryland School District Amassed Exorbitant Legal Fees Defending Mandatory LGBTQ Curriculum – HALEY STRACK (COMMENT: How much money is your school district spending to promote LGBTQ, that is, make students sexually active LGBTQers?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/maryland-school-district-amassed-exorbitant-legal-fees-defending-mandatory-lgbtq-curriculum/

NEWSMAX
— N.Y. Mayor Adams’ Illegals Debacle Helps GOP – Brian Freeman
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/erica-dams-migrants-democrats/2024/01/08/id/1148734/
— ‘The migrant crisis has nothing to do with asylum seekers’ – Rob Schmitt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHNyGYEWxmw

POST MILLENNIAL
— Mexico demands Biden give amnesty to 10 MILLION illegal immigrants in exchange for help with border crisis. A record-high of 300,000 illegal immigrants were processed by Customs and Border Protection in December. – Darian Douraghy (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico and other foreign countries have declared war on America.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/mexico-demands-biden-give-amnesty-to-10-million-illegal-immigrants-in-exchange-for-help-with-border-crisis
— AOC says fix for border crisis is giving legal status to illegal immigrants. “Now you can fix that by trying to build a wall,” Ocasio-Cortez said, “or you can fix that by trying to document people.” – Thomas Stevenson (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico and other foreign countries have declared war on America.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/aoc-says-fix-for-border-crisis-is-giving-legal-status-to-illegal-immigrants
— US companies spent $8 billion on DEI initiatives in 2020 – Thomas Stevenson (COMMENT: To promote DEI is to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or who have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://thepostmillennial.com/us-companies-spent-8-billion-on-dei-initiatives-in-2020-report

REAL CLEAR MARKETS
— The Economics of Modern Affirmative Action Beneficiaries – Robert Cherry (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on how wealthy their parents are/were.)
https://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2024/01/09/the_economics_of_modern_affirmative_action_beneficiaries_1003596.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Critiques of Claudine Gay noted her thin publication record that enabled her to gain tenure at Stanford and then Harvard. They only lightly touch on her ability to gain admittance to Harvard’s undergraduate program: Her wealthy black immigrant parents and enrollment at an elite prep school (Exeter). This background had become increasingly commonplace at Ivy League universities, especially Harvard. U.S. affirmative action policies did not make distinctions within the black population. As a result, descendants of twentieth-century black immigrants were the major beneficiaries of affirmative action at the most elite universities. Highly selective colleges increasingly have admitted the sons and daughters of voluntary black immigrants to the U.S., rather than descendants of enslaved blacks forcibly brought to America’s shores; and a disproportionate share, like Gay, attended elite private prep schools. As a result, black students from immigrant families comprise over 40 percent of the Ivy League black student population even though they are only 10 percent of the U.S. black population.)

TOWNHALL
— Why 2024 Will Be the Year of the Illegal Alien – William Davis (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico and other foreign countries have declared war on America.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/williamdavis/2024/01/09/why-2024-will-be-the-year-of-the-illegal-alien-n2633335
— Biden’s Malarkey-Filled Speech in Charleston Did Not Go Well – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2024/01/08/bidens-speech-in-charleston-did-not-go-well-n2633331

WESTERN JOURNAL
— WHO Appoints Trans Activist Who Advocates Puberty Blockers for All Kids to Gender Guidelines Group – Allison Anton
https://www.westernjournal.com/appoints-trans-activist-advocates-puberty-blockers-kids-gender-guidelines-group/
— If the US Wants to Stop Mass Shootings, It Should Follow Israel’s Lead
https://www.westernjournal.com/us-wants-stop-mass-shootings-follow-israels-lead/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Trump super PAC hits Haley in new ad for being ‘too liberal’ on border – ELIZABETH CRISP
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4395016-trump-super-pac-hits-haley-border/

CBS NEW YORK
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote more illegal immigration and b) blame Republicans for the horrific problems that it causes.
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/asylum-seeker-families-set-to-be-evicted-from-nyc-shelters/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/rally-planned-monday-against-nycs-plan-to-evict-families-of-asylum-seekers-from-shelters/
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/video/some-asylum-seekers-will-need-to-re-apply-for-housing-on-tuesday/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuNaNk5UVVo

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Video of 73-year-old boarded up inside his apartment (IN HARVEY) sparks investigation
https://apnews.com/article/illinois-low-income-apartments-boarded-up-ff376b041f7800e85b802902cf9a617b

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote more illegal immigration and b) blame Republicans for the horrific problems that it causes.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/nyregion/asylum-application-mix-up-backlog.html

WASHINGTON POST
— A plurality of Americans think recent immigrants will hurt U.S. society – Philip Bump (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico and other foreign countries have declared war on America.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/01/08/immigration-border-biden/
— I am a not-for-profit political and government news aggregator. What do you say to those website operators who paywall me even though I drive lots of traffic to their websites? What do you say to those website operators who paywall me, but use my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and my www.gopillinois.com website for their “opposition research?” I should write a book about the aforesaid website operators.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/03/11/chatgpt-may-increase-spam-why-not-try-a-paywall-for-your-email/06005e7c-c01a-11ed-9350-7c5fccd598ad_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly a) promote more illegal immigration and b) blame Republicans for the horrific problems that it causes.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/01/09/family-trouble-migrant-family-evictions-wont-fix-things/

GBH NEWS
— Reparations for racism and slavery is the focus of the new film “The Cost of Inheritance” (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I could focus on how much they have a) benefited from slavery and b) benefitted from promoting Affirmative Action, Diversity, DEI, and/or reparations.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyiNLDL60L8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When Lotte Lieb Dula discovered her family had once enslaved people and that her grandmother had been part of the Ku Klux Klan she no longer felt comfortable existing in what she calls a ‘white bubble.’ Instead she began taking steps to make repairs for the role her family played in the racial disparities that still divide white and Black Americans. Her story is featured in a new WORLD channel documentary called “The Cost of Inheritance: An America ReFramed Special.” Lieb Dula, founder of Reparations 4 Slavery and the film’s director Yoruba Richen join GBH News’ Liz Neisloss. The film kicks off a year-long look at the issue of reparations here at GBH.)
GBH News will launch a podcast in February of 2024 about reparations – called “What Is Owed?”

NEW YORK TIMES & LOS ANGELES TIMES & REUTERS & YAHOO & AP & VOA & CBS NEWS & ABC NEWS & NEW YORK TIMES & MSNBC & USA TODAY
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to get Blacks to hate Republicans. I should write a book about the success/failure that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had getting my Black superiors, subordinates, coworkers, and subordinate to hate me. I should write a book about the success/failure that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have had in getting Blacks in the aforesaid to hate me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/08/us/politics/biden-campaign-south-carolina.html
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-01-08/biden-white-supremacy-speech-south-carolina-mother-emanuel-ame
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-brings-24-pitch-south-carolina-campaign-scrutinized-2024-01-08/
https://www.reuters.com/video/watch/idRW080809012024RP1/
https://news.yahoo.com/biden-criticizes-poison-white-supremacy-012709458.html
https://news.yahoo.com/biden-slams-white-supremacy-charleston-061838147.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coY9JER1-w0
https://news.yahoo.com/church-targeted-racist-mass-shooting-192507256.html
https://apnews.com/article/biden-trump-2024-election-jan-6-3e40b3732036a237a5a8af45b7ad6a6b
https://www.voanews.com/a/biden-describes-white-supremacy-as-poison-in-pitch-to-black-voters/7432101.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-visits-emanuel-ame-south-carolina-election-speech/
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-speak-site-white-supremacist-murders-claim-trump/story?id=106192125
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/08/us/politics/biden-campaign-south-carolina.html
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/biden-denounces-poison-of-white-supremacy-at-mother-emanuel-ame-church-201543237888
https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/watch/-white-supremacy-has-no-place-in-america-biden-visits-south-carolina-church-visited-by-hate-201562693530
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/01/08/biden-charleston-mother-emanuel-church-speech/72146489007/

NEWSWEEK
— Democrat Mayor Sparks Uproar for Saying Migrants ‘Aren’t Welcome’ – Andrew Stanton
https://www.newsweek.com/sam-joshi-migrants-not-welcome-mayor-edison-new-jersey-1858654

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Many Retirees Depend Soley on Social Security – Veronica Dagher and Anne Tergesen (COMMENT: I paid into Social Security for 10+ years during the 1960s and 1970s. But my Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically reduced because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49. Starting this year, my Social Security is not even enough to pay my Medicare. I had to write a check to cover the $320.40 shortfall for 2024.)
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/retirement-only-social-security-benefits-america-a3a706e0

FORBES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Haley.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellydittmar/2024/01/08/the-history-haley-could-make/?sh=2faa36215db0
— 325 Pro-Palestinian Protesters Arrested: Rush Hour Bridges, Tunnel Blocked – Brian Bushard
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2024/01/08/new-york-protesters-arrested-pro-palestinian-sit-ins-briefly-close-brooklyn-bridge-and-holland-tunnel/?sh=6cebb1503519

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://hbr.org/2024/01/3-ways-to-embed-dei-into-your-companys-ai-strategy

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Nearly Two-Thirds See ‘Invasion’ at U.S.-Mexico Border (COMMENT: Constructively, Mexico and other foreign countries have declared war on America.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/partner_surveys/nearly_two_thirds_see_invasion_at_u_s_mexico_border

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.