CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago Public Schools will remain closed through April 20, Lightfoot says
in speech praising city’s resilience – GREGORY PRATT and JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lori-lightfoot-coronavirus-city-hall-speech-20200319-vh2o5oih5nchlkkeloujvmd4ja-story.html
— Illinois hospitals plead for more masks, asking construction companies and
others for help – Lisa Schencker
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-hospitals-illinois-masks-construction-20200319-zx5g4fnqr5ci5ide5o7dccsdim-story.html
— California governor orders all 40 million state residents to stay at home –
AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-california-statewide-lockdown-order-20200320-htg36skyczaxhiqwtrahm5nfjq-story.html
— Drive-up coronavirus tests coming to big-box stores, including Northlake
Walmart – ANGIE LEVENTIS LOURGOS, HAL DARDICK and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-testing-northlake-walmart-national-guard-20200319-ztdacpmx4bg53d7pjsj4vw7cs4-story.html
— Archdiocese of Chicago: Easter Sunday, Holy Week, including Chrism Mass,
will not be celebrated publicly because of coronavirus – Javonte Anderson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-archdiocese-holy-week-20200319-dtgdc3no2jel7m65ctm3pe6g3a-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Planned Parenthood to temporarily close all but 6 Illinois locations during
coronavirus outbreak Two centers will remain open in Chicago, while the other
four are in Aurora, Springfield, Flossmoor and Peoria. – Sam Kelly
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/3/19/21187792/planned-parenthood-close-illinois-locations-chicago-aurora-springfield-flossmoor-peoria
— Lightfoot creates $100M loan fund for small businesses to bounce back from
the coronavirus The mayor’s televised address was as much a pep talk to
frightened and shell-shocked Chicagoans as it was about specifics of the city’s
response to the pandemic. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2020/3/19/21187556/lightfoot-creates-100m-loan-fund-for-small-businesses-to-bounce-back-from-the-coronavirus
— CPS hands out over 500K meals in 3 days of coronavirus closures: ‘This is
something great Chicago’s doing for us’ CPS workers are giving away sacks of
food outside every school in the city — a new normal for the next several
weeks. – Nader Issa
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/3/19/21187087/chicago-public-schools-coronavirus-free-meals
DAILY HERALD
— COVID-19 could be deadly for American small business – Armstrong Williams
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200320/covid-19-could-be-deadly-for-american-small-business#new_tab
ABC7
— Grand Princess cruise passengers in quarantine refuse COVID-19 tests – Dan
Noyes
https://abc7chicago.com/health/grand-princess-passengers-in-quarantine-refuse-covid-19-tests/6031214/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-3/20/2020
WGN TV
— What to do if you lose your job during the COVID-19 pandemic
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/what-to-do-if-you-lose-your-job-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
— Sick Chicago man describes difficulties getting COVID-19 test – Dana Rebik
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/sick-chicago-man-describes-difficulties-getting-covid-19-test/
WTTW
— COVID-19 Pandemic a Massive Challenge to American Economy – Paul Caine
(DIERSEN: Who is naive? ANSWER: Those who hint/imply/argue/shout that
Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs are NOT using coronavirus to get rid
of Republicans.)
https://news.wttw.com/2020/03/19/covid-19-pandemic-massive-challenge-american-economy
— Republican Jeanne Ives on Facing Sean Casten, Coronavirus Pandemic – Nick
Blumberg
https://news.wttw.com/2020/03/19/republican-jeanne-ives-facing-sean-casten-coronavirus-pandemic
WBEZ
— Chicago Cops Don’t Know How To Enforce Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s New COVID-19
Order – Chip Mitchell
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/lightfoot-plan-to-enforce-citys-covid19-sheltering-order-baffles-cops/b15ba3a0-4c19-4128-8a96-ae95c8f8b946
CHICAGO CURBED
— Chicago’s Loop sees 63 percent drop in foot traffic due to coronavirus
concerns A new report quantifies the dramatic drop-off in activity – Jay
Koziarz
https://chicago.curbed.com/2020/3/19/21187055/coronavirus-chicago-loop-pedestrian-foot-traffic#new_tab
WIREPOINTS
— Wondering What Chicago’s Current Cash Situation Is? Good Luck Finding
Anything. – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/wondering-what-chicagos-current-cash-situation-is-good-luck-finding-anything-wirepoints/
CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois State Police get 19,000 background checks for gun purchases in five
days – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-state-police-get-background-checks-for-gun-purchases-in/article_2866192a-6a14-11ea-a8f9-c3ae507441da.html#new_tab
— Deadline for Illinois lawmakers to approve ‘fair maps’ proposal approaches
as session days canceled – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/deadline-for-illinois-lawmakers-to-approve-fair-maps-proposal-approaches/article_13e137fe-6a1a-11ea-a135-27f14f80e6c6.html
CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Voter Turnout Drops Significantly in 2020 Illinois Primary – Brendan Rigney
and Wagner Acerbi Horta (DIERSEN: What did your Republican Precinct
Committeeman/Captain do to maximize the Republican turnout? I hand-delivered a
sample ballot, mail-in ballot request form, and campaign literature for the
candidates to all the homes that had at least one Republican or Independent
voter.)
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/voter-turnout-drops-significantly-in-2020-illinois-primary
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— The Rise of Homosexual Family Madness – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: How soon,
if not already, will your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois,
and America officially a) prohibit those who do not promote LGBTQ activity from
seeking or holding government and political offices and b) banish those who do
not promote LGBTQ activity?)
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/the-rise-of-homosexual-family-madness/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump accuses liberal media of ‘siding with China’ on coronavirus pandemic –
Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their
operatives, and their dupes who side with China against America.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/19/trump-accuses-liberal-media-siding-china-coronavir/
— Trump, Republicans insist coronavirus rescue plan is no ‘bailout’ – Dave
Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/mar/19/donald-trump-republicans-insist-coronavirus-rescue/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How Congress can and cannot cushion the economic blow of the coronavirus –
Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and
RINOs use coronavirus to get rid of Republicans once and for all, and
especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative,
patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft
avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/how-congress-can-and-cannot-cushion-the-economic-blow-of-the-coronavirus
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Coronavirus Tests America’s Social Capacity Is American society ready for
the coronavirus pandemic? – Matthew Continetti (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly,
Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs use coronavirus to get rid of
Republicans once and for all, and especially Republicans who are Trump
supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor,
gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have
been in America for a long time.)
https://freebeacon.com/columns/coronavirus-tests-americas-social-capacity/
— Chinese Propagandists Used ‘Wuhan Virus’ Before Condemning It as Racist
Media and health organizations bow to pressure from Beijing – Yuichiro Kakutani
https://freebeacon.com/media/chinese-propagandists-used-wuhan-virus-before-condemning-it-as-racist/
— Meet Democratic ‘Moderate’ Joe Biden – David Rutz (DIERSEN: To get elected,
Biden will promise to use the federal government to get rid of Republicans once
and for all, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant,
conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German
American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a
long time.)
https://freebeacon.com/media/meet-democratic-moderate-joe-biden/
FOX NEWS
— Dan Lipinski’s loss seen as turning point for pro-life Dems, blow to big
tent politics – Sam Dorman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrats,
Libertarians, and Greens a) who falsely claim to be religious, conservative,
and/or Republican and b) who use the Republican Party’s big tent policies to
destroy the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central
Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. I would focus on those
who have taken adverse actions against me.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dan-lipinskis-loss-pro-life-dems
BREITBART
— Blue State Blues: ‘Make America Great Again’ Is Now Everyone’s Mission –
JOEL B. POLLAK (DIERSEN: Who is naive? ANSWER: Those who hint/imply/argue/shout
that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs are NOT using coronavirus to
get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/03/20/blue-state-blues-make-america-great-again-is-now-everyones-mission/
— Former NBA Player Jeremy Lin Accuses Trump of ‘Empowering’ Racists by Using
‘Chinese Virus’ Term – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2020/03/19/former-nba-player-jeremy-lin-accuses-trump-empowering-racists-by-using-chinese-virus-term/
DAILY CALLER
— Media Rhetoric On ‘Wuhan Virus’ Echoes Chinese Propaganda – PETER HASSON
https://dailycaller.com/2020/03/19/china-propaganda-wuhan-coronavirus-covid-19-chinese-virus/
DAILY WIRE
— Nikki Haley Resigns From Boeing Board: ‘Cannot Support’ Asking Gov For A
Bailout – Frank Camp
https://www.dailywire.com/news/nikki-haley-resigns-from-boeing-board-cannot-support-asking-gov-for-a-bailout
TOWNHALL
— Media’s Coronavirus Hysteria Is Not Helping America – Douglas MacKinnon
https://townhall.com/columnists/douglasmackinnon/2020/03/19/media-coronavirus-hysteria-is-not-helping-america-n2565281
PJ MEDIA
— Biden Beat Sanders By Becoming Sanders (DIERSEN: To get elected, Biden will
promise to use the federal government to get rid of Republicans once and for
all, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant,
conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German
American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a
long time.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/biden-beat-sanders-by-becoming-sanders/
— Lefty Reporters Squirm as Journalist Asks Trump Why Media Echo Chinese
Communist Propaganda – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/watch-lefty-reporters-squirm-as-journalist-asks-trump-why-media-echo-chinese-communist-propaganda/
COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— Is COVID-19 a crisis worth destroying the American and global economies –
Joseph Ragonese (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my naive
critics/opponents, their naive operatives, and their naive dupes who refuse to
believe a) that Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end
justifies their means and b) that Democrats will do “whatever it takes” to
defeat Trump.)
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/is-covid-19-a-crisis-worth-destroying-the-american-and-global-economies-128297/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— President Trump ruffles leftist feathers, vows to fight and WIN against
coronavirus as a ‘wartime president’ – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2020/03/19/president-trump-ruffles-leftist-feathers-vows-to-fight-and-win-against-coronavirus-as-a-wartime-president-898866
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Politicizing the Pandemic: Will Dems’ Dark-Money Ads Work? – Susan Crabtree
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my naive critics/opponents, their naive
operatives, and their naive dupes who refuse to believe a) that Democrats are
moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means and b) that
Democrats will do “whatever it takes” to defeat Trump.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/03/20/politicizing_the_pandemic_will_dems_dark-money_ads_work_142723.html
NATIONAL CENTER FOR POLICY RESEARCH
— STARBUCKS REJECTS PROTECTING CONSERVATIVE EMPLOYEES – David Almasi (DIERSEN:
Ever-increasingly, activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders,
major donors, political consultants, organizations, companies, governments, and
countries discriminate against conservatives. I should write a book about how
the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee,
Milton Township Republican Organization, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce,
Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. discriminate against
conservatives.)
https://nationalcenter.org/ncppr/2020/03/19/starbucks-rejects-protecting-conservative-employees/
THE HILL
— Coronavirus anxiety spreads across Capitol Hill – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/488560-coronavirus-anxiety-spreads-across-capitol-hill
POLITICO
— TRUMP-HATERS ARE OVERJOYED: Trump wanted to bury Biden after the primary.
Now he can’t.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/19/trump-biden-coronavirus-136197
REUTERS
— TRUMP-HATERS ARE OVERJOYED: U.S. recession chances now at 80% despite Fed
emergency moves – Shrutee Sarkar
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-economy-poll/u-s-recession-chances-now-at-80-despite-fed-emergency-moves-reuters-poll-idUSKBN2162ZF
CNN
— California governor orders all 40 million residents to stay at home to limit
outbreak
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-19-20-intl-hnk/h_cd71177d8bbc108c6091cc1f38b0c6ac
CNBC
— US has more than 13,000 cases, California governor estimates 25.5 million
residents will get virus – Christina Farr, Dawn Kopecki, Dan Mangan
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/19/coronavirus-live-updates.html
NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Washington’s trillion-dollar
coronavirus fix may be way too little, too late.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/washington-s-trillion-dollar-coronavirus-fix-may-be-way-too-n1164161
CBS NEWS
— Coronavirus updates: Trump pushes FDA to fast-track virus treatments
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/coronavirus-disease-covid-19-latest-news-2020-03-19/
— Remote voting gains traction in Senate after House coronavirus diagnoses –
MELISSA QUINN, ALAN HE
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/remote-voting-gains-traction-in-senate-after-house-coronavirus-diagnoses/
REUTERS
— China’s news war risks collateral economic harm – Pete Sweeney
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-media-breakingviews/breakingviews-chinas-news-war-risks-collateral-economic-harm-idUSKBN2151VO
NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters paint Trump as being
Hitler. How soon, if not already, will the Trump-haters in your municipality,
in your township, in your county, in Illinois, and in America officially
succeed in banning the following from seeking or holding any kind of government
or political office: those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative,
patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owners, German
American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a
long time?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/books/review/hitlers-first-hundred-days-peter-fritzsche.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Conservative-haters say “Under the Virus’s Cloak,
Trump Pursues Long-Sought Conservative Policies.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/us/politics/trump-virus-conservative-policies.html
WASHINGTON POST
— California governor issues statewide stay-at-home order; Confirmed
coronavirus cases in the U.S. doubled in two days – Rick Noack, Alex Horton,
Marisa Iati, Meryl Kornfield, Miriam Berger, Siobhán O’Grady, Michael
Brice-Saddler and Hannah Knowles
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/03/19/coronavirus-latest-news/
— Corporations will try to grab the bailout cash. We can’t let them have it
all. The unbalanced response to the 2008 financial crisis fueled populism’s
rise. – Megan Greene
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/03/20/coronavirus-bailout-corporations/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Rethinking the Coronavirus Shutdown No society can safeguard public health
for long at the cost of its economic health.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rethinking-the-coronavirus-shutdown-11584659154
— Coronavirus Testing Chaos Across America As screening sites open and close,
supplies run short and criteria for participation change, many can’t determine
if they have the virus – Dan Frosch, Ian Lovett, Deanna Paul
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-testing-chaos-across-america-11584618703
— Senators Try to Bridge Partisan Divide—From a Safe Distance Amid scramble to
negotiate coronavirus legislation, lawmakers float idea of remote voting; party
leaders reject it – Lindsay Wise and Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/senators-try-to-bridge-partisan-dividefrom-a-safe-distance-11584612004
DALLAS NEWS
— TRUMP-HATERS CROW: Coronavirus forces GOP in Texas and beyond to embrace
bailouts, economic stimulus, rising deficits Republicans in the Lone Star State
once would’ve balked at trillions of dollars in spending without a plan to pay
for it. But an unprecedented crisis has changed everything. – Tom Benning
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/03/20/coronavirus-forces-gop-in-texas-and-beyond-to-embrace-bailouts-economic-stimulus-rising-deficits/
SEATTLE TIMES
— Avoid lasting coronavirus economic harm – Editorial
https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/avoid-lasting-coronavirus-economic-harm/
PENN LIVE
— Young people ‘naive and selfish’ if they think they aren’t at risk for
coronavirus – Sue Gleiter
https://www.pennlive.com/coronavirus/2020/03/young-people-naive-and-selfish-if-think-they-arent-at-risk-for-coronavirus-hershey-doctor.html
WGME
— Government report anticipates 18-month pandemic, ‘significant shortages’ –
Leandra Bernstein
https://wgme.com/news/nation-world/government-report-anticipates-18-month-pandemic-significant-shortages
WEEK
— What libertarians would do in response to coronavirus – Bonnie Kristian
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about Libertarians a) who falsely claim to be
religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) who use the Republican
Party’s big tent policies to destroy the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage
County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization,
etc. I would focus on those who have taken adverse actions against me.)
https://theweek.com/articles/901738/what-libertarians-response-coronavirus
JD SURPA
— Marijuana Dispensaries – Are They Essential Services? (DIERSEN: Pot pushers
use coronavirus to push pot.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/marijuana-dispensaries-are-they-90619/
— EEOC Releases Guidance Regarding Employees, Applicants and COVID-19
(DIERSEN: How soon will EEOC impose quotas for hiring, retaining, and promoting
those who have COVID-19?)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/eeoc-releases-guidance-regarding-13926/
EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Making Sure You’re Deemed “Essential” By Your Local/ State Government during
the COVID-19 Pandemic (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, a) only they
are “essential” and b) all political and government news and
commentary is fake except for the political and government news and commentary
that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents want the Illinois Republican
Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican
Organization, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage
County, Illinois, etc. to a) stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails
and b) stop everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/podcast
RAW STORY
— The coronavirus could devastate the American political landscape (DIERSEN:
What do you say to age discriminators? Ever-increasingly, age discriminators
use coronavirus to hint/imply/argue/shout that older people should be barred
from seeking/holding government offices.)
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/the-coronavirus-could-devastate-the-american-political-landscape/
