WHITE HOUSE
— Congressional Democrats fail to override the national emergency
https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600daily/
ABC7
— Mayor Emanuel on Jussie Smollett charges being dropped: ‘This is a whitewash
of justice’
https://abc7chicago.com/mayor-emanuel-on-jussie-smollett-charges-being-dropped-this-is-a-whitewash-of-justice/5218433/
— Lightfoot, Preckwinkle comment on Smollett case after FOX debate – Craig
Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/lightfoot-preckwinkle-comment-on-smollett-case-after-fox-debate/5219038/
NBC5
— Jussie Smollett Charges Dropped: ‘Empire’ Actor Maintains Innocence, Chicago
Mayor and Police Blast Decision In a statement from the Cook County State’s
Attorney’s Office, it was revealed charges were dropped in return for
Smollett’s agreement to do community service and forfeit his $10,000 bond to
the City of Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Jussie-Smollett-Case-Empire-Actor-Makes-Unexpected-Court-Appearance-507669861.html
CBS2
— Jussie Smollett Charges Dropped; ‘His Record Has Been Wiped Clean’ – Charlie
De Mar
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/03/26/jussie-smollett-charges-dropped/
FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Emanuel: `Whitewash of justice” in Smollett case – Jessica Sager
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/emanuel-whitewash-of-justice-in-smollett-case
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “broad support for graduated state
income tax pushed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-graduated-income-tax-poll-20190326-story.html
— Chicago could soon become the largest U.S. city to elect an openly gay
mayor: ‘I feel the Earth moving under my feet’ – Gregory Pratt (DIERSEN: Soon,
if not already, in Chicago, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you will be
barred from getting an education, barred from getting a job, barred from
etc.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/elections/ct-met-chicago-mayors-race-lori-lightfoot-lgbtq-20190326-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Why the charges against Jussie Smollett were dropped — and why many are
stunned – Andy Grimm
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jussie-smollett-charges-dropped-explainer/
— FOP renews calls for investigation into Foxx ‘interference’ in Smollett case
– Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fop-federal-investigation-kim-foxx-interference-jussie-smollett-police-johnson-rahm-emanuel-react/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/weed-greed-poll-chicagoans-favor-legalizing-pot-expanding-gambling-marijuana-simon/
DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County Board votes to continue invocations at board meetings – Robert
Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190326/dupage-county-board-votes-to-continue-invocations-at-board-meetings
— Palatine Township officials spar over road budget – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190326/palatine-township-officials-spar-over-road-budget
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190326/news/303269988/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Why biz groups are lining up to oppose this bill Labor is floating a
“super minimum wage” measure in Springfield, an early test of union
clout in the Democrat-dominated Legislature. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/why-biz-groups-are-lining-oppose-bill
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— The 51st state – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019-03-25/editorial-the-51st-state.html
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— APRIL 30, 2018 FLASHBACK: Illinois working to combat election judge shortage
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 1999 have worked the
hardest to discourage voters in my precinct from serving as Republican election
judges.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20180430/illinois-working-to-combat-election-judge-shortage
KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— ‘Nationalist’ another word for ‘patriotic’ – Ron Hansen, Bourbonnais
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Trump-haters ramp up their efforts to
kill Independency Day parades and fireworks?)
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/letters/voice-of-the-people-nationalist-another-word-for-patriotic/article_883d1f3a-4f01-11e9-9e13-df4bb38f82a7.html
CHICAGO NOW
— 2 Illinois abortion bills are wildly extreme – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2019/03/2-illinois-abortion-bills-are-wildly-extreme/
ILLINOIS HOUSE GOP
— IL House Approves Rep. McSweeney’s Public Disclosure of Accumulated Sick
Days Measure (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my Democrat coworkers and Democrat
subordinates in the federal government a) used many more sick days than I did
and b) therefore, had far fewer accumulated sick days than I had.)
http://www.ilhousegop.org/member_news
HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— CLASSROOM FORECAST: MISEDUCATED WITH A HIGH CHANCE OF INDOCTRINATION Instead
of American history, students now learn about the evils of capitalism,
airplanes and cow farts. – Larry Sand
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/classroom-forecast-miseducated-with-a-high-chance-of-indoctrination
ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Former DuPage Twp Supervisor threatens Facebook group administrators – JOHN
KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/03/former-dupage-twp-supervisor-threatens-facebook-group-administrators/
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
Apparently, former DuPage Township Supervisor William Mayer has a problem with
people posting negative comments about him in the closed Facebook group
“Bolingbrook Politics” and contacted his attorney to threaten at least one of
its administrators. On March 22, 2019, attorney John R. Carrozza caused a
letter (read it here) to be sent on behalf of William Mayer alleging that
several posters to the page had posted several derogatory, and in his opinion,
slanderous comments about Mr. Mayer.)
ILLINOIS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
— Illinois Adopts AOC’s Green New Deal
http://illinoisopportunity.org/illinois-adopts-aocs-green-new-deal/
ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Organizers predict record turnout for gun-owners lobby day – Greg
Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/organizers-predict-record-turnout-for-gun-owners-lobby-day/article_a9fa1c3a-5001-11e9-94f9-1bb57edd3e72.html
CAPITOL FAX
— Lottery wants at least slightly educated suckers
https://capitolfax.com/2019/03/26/lottery-wants-at-least-slightly-educated-suckers/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “67% support generic graduated income
tax, 66% back legalized pot, 61% oppose gas tax hike, 71% oppose retirement
income tax
https://capitolfax.com/2019/03/26/simon-poll-67-support-generic-graduated-income-tax-66-back-legalized-pot-61-oppose-gas-tax-hike-71-oppose-retirement-income-tax/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Some 700 Cuban migrants join Central American caravan traveling on foot to
US-Mexico border – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/some-700-cuban-migrants-join-central-american-caravan-traveling-on-foot-to-us-mexico-border
— Team Trump: Double standard in Smollett case, ‘MAGA’ supporter ‘would be in
prison’ – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/team-trump-double-standard-in-smollet-case-maga-supporter-would-be-in-prison
— Mexican government spent $5 million to shelter, feed, protect each caravan
that traveled to US – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/mexican-government-spent-5-million-to-shelter-feed-protect-each-caravan-that-traveled-to-us
FOX NEWS
— Judge Nap on Prosecutors Dropping Charges Against Jussie Smollett: ‘Almost
Unheard-Of’
https://insider.foxnews.com/2019/03/26/judge-napolitano-prosecutors-dropping-charges-against-jussie-smollett
CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY
— Cardinal Cupich warns against ‘radical’ Illinois abortion bills
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/cardinal-cupich-warns-against-radical-illinois-abortion-bills-14795
RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Leftist Privilege Saves Jussie Smollett
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/03/26/leftist-privilege-saves-jussie-smollett/
BREITBART
— House Upholds Trump National Emergency, Veto Override Fails – Sean Moran
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/03/26/house-upholds-trump-national-emergency-with-failure-to-override-veto/
DAILY CALLER
— OUTSTANDING: PENTAGON PREPARES TO BUILD WALL TO CONFRONT NATIONAL EMERGENCY
– David Krayden
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/26/pentagon-builds-wall-national-emergency/
— SMOLLETT FORFEITING $10,000 TO CHICAGO WAS CRUCIAL TO CHARGES BEING DROPPED,
STATE’S ATTORNEY SPOKESPERSON SAYS – Andrew Kerr
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/26/smollett-forfeiting-charges-dropped/
— EMANUEL CALLS SMOLLETT CHARGES BEING DROPPED ‘A WHITEWASH OF JUSTICE’ – Mike
Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/26/emanuel-smollett-charges-dropped-whitewash-justice/
— CPD SPOKESMAN WEIGHS IN ON SMOLLETT: ‘INNOCENT INDIVIDUALS DON’T FORGET BOND
& PERFORM COMMUNITY SERVICE IN EXCHANGE FOR DROPPED CHARGES’ –
Neetu Chandak
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/26/cpd-smollett-dropped-charges/
— ‘JOURNALISM ETHICS’ INSTRUCTOR AT MSU LIKENS CONSERVATIVE STUDENTS TO KKK –
Matt M. Miller (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will schools and employers
officially get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative,
patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners,
German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America
for a long time?)
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/26/journalism-ethics-conservative-students-kkk/
— NUMBER OF ILLEGALS TRYING TO CROSS U.S. BORDER EVERY DAY HITS 13-YEAR HIGH –
Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2019/03/26/daily-border-crossings-record-high/
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— A Credible Immigration System Means No Mass Amnesties – James Jay Carafano
https://www.heritage.org/immigration/commentary/credible-immigration-system-means-no-mass-amnesties
HOT AIR
— The SPLC’s Hate Map Is An Outright Fraud ‘Designed To Scare Older Liberals
Into Writing Checks’ – JOHN SEXTON
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/03/26/splcs-hate-map-outright-fraud-designed-scare-older-liberals-writing-checks/
ONE NEWS NOW
— Texas bill would shield religious rights from LGBTQ agenda – Michael F.
Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/legal-courts/2019/03/26/texas-bill-would-shield-religious-rights-from-lgbtq-agenda
CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Another Migrant Caravan Is Heading Toward The US – Jason Hopkins
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/03/another-migrant-caravan-is-heading-toward-the-us/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— No Right to College for Illegal Immigrants – HANS A. VON SPAKOVSKY &
CALEB MORRISON
https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/03/court-rules-illegal-immigrants-no-right-college-university-admission/
THE HILL
— House fails to override Trump veto on border wall – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/435880-push-to-override-trump-border-veto-fails-in-house
— Trump calls Dems ‘party of open borders, drugs and crime’ after veto
sustained – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/435944-trump-calls-dems-party-of-open-borders-drugs-and-crime-after-veto
HUFFINGTON POST
— Schumer Compares Ilhan Omar To Trump As Top Democrats Echo GOP’s Criticism
At AIPAC At the pro-Israel conference, Democratic leaders are helping the
Republicans’ claim that the left has turned against Israel and toward
anti-Semitism. – Akbar Shahid Ahmed
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/schumer-aipac-ilhan-omar-democrats-israel_n_5c9a66cae4b07c88662c7df0
ROLL CALL
— Capitol Hill workplace watchdog issues repeat recommendations to Congress
New OCWR report urges Hill to join the rest of the country – Katherine
Tully-McManus (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Therefore, in
actuality, federal employees do NOT have the right to oppose the promotion of
dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion,
mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of
First and Second Amendment rights, patronage, reverse discrimination, age
discrimination, or retaliation.)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/capitol-hill-workplace-watchdog-issues-repeat-recommendations-congress
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Last
year’s overhaul of the workplace complaint reporting and resolution system on
Capitol Hill addressed many recommendations from the Office of Congressional
Workplace Rights. But the watchdog group is not done yet. Its latest report
sent to House and Senate leaders earlier this month suggests further changes to
apply federal workplace standards to the legislative branch. Congress hasn’t
always chosen to apply to itself the same laws that the rest of the country
must follow. When it comes to Hill employee rights, the Congressional
Accountability Act of 1995 sets guidelines for the House, Senate and several
related agencies. It was originally passed to help ensure that Hill staffers
enjoy at least some of the same workplace and employment protections as
private- and most public-sector employees.)
POLITICO
— House fails on vote to overturn Trump’s border emergency veto – MELANIE
ZANONA
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/26/house-veto-override-border-emergency-1235896
— Bizarre fight breaks out in House over whether socialists are Nazis – JOHN
BRESNAHAN and KYLE CHENEY
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/26/congress-socialist-nazi-debate-1237472
CNN
— All charges against Jussie Smollett have been dropped, his lawyers say –
Jason Hanna
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/26/entertainment/jussie-smollett-charges-dropped/index.html
NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s extremism pushes Jews to
the left on Israel. If siding with AIPAC and Netanyahu means siding with Trump,
a lot of American Jews may start questioning their commitment to the
organization.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/2020-democrats-skip-aipac-trump-s-extremism-pushes-jews-left-ncna987406
— Two GOP lawmakers invoke Hitler to hammer Democrats So far this week, two
House Republicans have pointed to the German dictator and the Nazi Party in
partisan Hill debate to attack opponents of President Trump. – Rebecca Shabad
and Marianna Sotomayor
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/two-gop-lawmakers-invoke-hitler-hammer-democrats-n987571
NEW YORK TIMES
— House Fails to Override Trump’s Veto, Preserving National Emergency Order –
Emily Cochrane
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/26/us/politics/national-emergency-vote.html
— Jussie Smollett’s Charges Are Dropped, Angering Mayor and Police – Sopan Deb
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/26/arts/television/jussie-smollett-charges-dropped.html
WASHINGTON POST
— What was Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf,’ and why was a GOP congressman quoting it?
Rambling and rabidly anti-Semitic, the autobiography made the Nazi leader rich
decades before Rep. Mo Brooks slammed Democrats with it on the House floor. –
Michael E. Ruane
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2019/03/26/what-was-hitlers-mein-kampf-why-was-gop-congressman-quoting-it/?utm_term=.ad6e80fa02fa
— Charges against ‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett dropped – Bethonie Butler and
Elahe Izadi
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2019/03/26/charges-against-empire-actor-jussie-smollett-dropped-his-attorney-says/
— Durbin and Graham introduce bill to protect ‘dreamers’ – Colby Itkowitz
(DIERSEN: Are you a member of a protected group? If not, ever-increasingly, you
are presumed to be a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, racist, sexist,
hater, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for
all. NOTE: Constructively, in actuality, those over age 40 never were, are not
now, and never will be protected because of their age.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/durbin-graham-introduce-bill-to-protect-dreamers/2019/03/26/f3e5d140-4ffc-11e9-88a1-ed346f0ec94f_story.html
LOUISVILLE COURIER JOURNAL
— Louisville City football cub faces LGBTQ backlash over partnership with
Chick-fil-A – Billy Kobin (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote
LGBTQ activity, those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their
dupes punish you.)
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/soccer/louisville-city-fc/2019/03/26/louisville-city-fcs-chick-fil-promotion-upsets-fans-gay-rights/3275619002/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— House Effort to Override Trump Veto on National Emergency Measure Comes up
Short President’s veto of measure to terminate national emergency upheld in
248-181 vote – Kristina Peterson and Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-effort-to-beat-trump-veto-on-emergency-expected-to-fall-short-11553619169?mod=djemalertNEWS
— Prosecutors Drop All Charges Against Actor Jussie Smollett Smollett forfeits bond to resolve case in
which he was accused of staging a racist, antigay attack – Erin Ailworth
https://www.wsj.com/articles/prosecutors-drop-all-charges-against-actor-jussie-smollett-11553615207
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats promote reparations.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-case-forand-againstreparations-11553641356
BLOOMBERG
— TRAGIC: Almost Half of Older Americans Have Zero in Retirement Savings – Ben
Steverman
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-26/almost-half-of-older-americans-have-zero-in-retirement-savings
— Citigroup Sued for Age Discrimination by 56-Year-Old Banker – Thomas
Beardsworth
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-26/citigroup-sued-for-age-discrimination-by-56-year-old-u-k-banker
SAN ANTONIO CITY JOURNAL
— Blacklisting Chick-fil-A In San Antonio, a popular fast-food chain becomes
the target of a progressive crusade. – Mark Pulliam
https://www.city-journal.org/san-antonio-progressive-crusade-chick-fil-a
JDSUPRA
— Age Discrimination Claims Limited for Job Applicants
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/age-discrimination-claims-limited-for-44099/
GAO
— Strategic Human Capital Management is Needed to Address Serious Risks to
IRS’s Mission (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years,
the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $8I,071-$91,880. I
transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980. I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11
years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325/year.
I should write a book about those who have wasted, dismissed, belittled,
badmouthed, demonized, denigrated, and condemned that work experience the most.
They include IRS officials, GAO officials, and past and present U.S. Senators,
U.S. Representatives, their staffs, activists, candidates, elected officials,
party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen
Ellyn, in Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois who claim to be religious,
conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-19-176
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fewer
individual and corporate tax returns have been audited in recent years, largely
because IRS doesn’t have the people it needs to enforce existing tax laws while
implementing new laws. As a result, billions of dollars in taxes go unpaid
every year. Enforcing tax laws, a High Risk area, is critical to promoting
voluntary compliance and collecting unpaid taxes. IRS’s workforce is the key to
addressing its challenges. Cultivating a well-equipped and engaged workforce
requires strategic human capital management that will help IRS focus its
current and future hiring needs. We made 6 recommendations to improve IRS’s
human capital management.)
GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— House Panel Clears Bill to Pressure President on Inspector General Vacancies
– Charles S. Clark
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2019/03/house-panel-clears-bill-pressure-president-inspector-general-vacancies/155826/
— If Performance Governs Pay, More Workers Take Antidepressants – Chuck Finder
(DIERSEN: Assessing job performance is extremely subjective. Democrat and RINO
employers use that subjectivity to get rid of their employees who are
Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or
non-veteran.)
https://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2019/03/if-performance-governs-pay-more-workers-take-antidepressants/155791/
CANNABIS NOW
— BULL: Study Ties Medical Marijuana to Productivity in Aging Workers
Americans aged 51 and older are healthier and stay in the workforce longer when
medical cannabis is available to them. – Chris Roberts
https://cannabisnow.com/study-ties-medical-marijuana-to-productivity-in-aging-workers/
