NBC5
— Illinois’ Democratic Leaders Spent $420K on Sports Tickets Last Year
Illinois law allows campaign expenditures for tickets to games – Carol Marin
and Don Moseley
https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/hundreds-of-thousands-spent-on-sports-tickets-by-democratic-leaders-509965681.html
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Slow start on Pritzker’s ambitious agenda has Democrats in Springfield
concerned – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-met-illinois-legislative-discontent-20190515-story.html
— Trump to unveil immigration plan that would shift U.S. from family-based
approach to merit-based system – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-trump-immigration-plan-20190515-story.html
— The route is greased to boost gas tax, vehicle fees – Charles Selle
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-selle-gas-vehicle-fees-st-0516-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion,
up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to not hire and to get rid of non-Democrats and
especially non-Democrats who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative,
patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German
American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a
long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/5/15/18627498/mayor-elect-lori-lightfoot-candace-moore-lawyer-as-chief-equity-officer
DAILY HERALD
— Metra OKs engineering for train to Oswego, but who will pay to build it? –
Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190515/metra-oks-engineering-for-train-to-oswego-but-who-will-pay-to-build-it-
WTTW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pritzker Makes Push for Legal Sports Betting – Paul
Caine
https://news.wttw.com/2019/05/15/pritzker-makes-push-legal-sports-betting
HERALD & REVIEW
— Changes are likely coming to the Illinois pot legalization bill. Here’s what
happened today. – JERRY NOWICKI
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/changes-are-likely-coming-to-the-illinois-pot-legalization-bill/article_e64ba853-8fde-50cf-a832-ea2527fcff17.html
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pardons for low-level pot convictions suggested at Senate panel hearing –
Dean Olsen (DIERSEN: To smoke pot is to shout that you disrespect the rule of
law.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190515/pardons-for-low-level-pot-convictions-suggested-at-senate-panel-hearing
— Pritzker, some lawmakers eye on-time session conclusion – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190515/bernard-schoenburg-pritzker-some-lawmakers-eye-on-time-session-conclusion
WQAD
— Illinois marijuana debate: keeping our kids off pot – Luke Cleary
https://wqad.com/2019/05/15/illinois-marijuana-debate-keeping-our-kids-off-pot/amp/
NPR ILLINOIS
— How’d Illinois Prisons Lose $3.4m Of Stuff? – BRIAN MACKEY
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/howd-illinois-prisons-lose-34m-stuff#stream/0
POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— DuPage County awards Human Services Grants to nonprofit agencies (DIERSEN:
Ever-increasingly, the cost of living in DuPage County is extremely high.
Ever-increasingly, my wife and I have to spend our live savings to balance our
budget. Nevertheless, ever-increasingly, those who have financial, health,
and/or other problems are encouraged a) to come to DuPage County and b) to stay
in DuPage County.)
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2019/05/15/dupage-county-awards-human-services-grants-to-nonprofit-agencies/100416
DAILY LINE
— At Chicago’s City Council, committees are used to reward political favors
and fund patronage – Mick Dumke (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their
operatives, and all their dupes have always promoted patronage. Those who are
Democrats want patronage for those who are Democrats. Those who are RINOs want
patronage for those who are RINOs.)
http://thedailyline.net/chicago/05/16/2019/at-chicagos-city-council-committees-are-used-to-reward-political-favors-and-fund-patronage/
— Victims Rights Bill part of discussions as lawmakers craft ethics overhaul –
Hannah Meisel (DIERSEN: Of course, according to my critics/opponents, their
operatives, and their dupes, a) I have never been a victim of political affiliation
discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious
discrimination, national origin discrimination, or any other kind of
discrimination. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes
hint/imply/argue/shout that all the adverse actions that have been taken
against me were because I am stupid, lazy, White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member,
hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Politics is cumulative.
Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://thedailyline.net/chicago/05/16/2019/victims-rights-bill-part-of-discussions-as-lawmakers-craft-ethics-overhaul/
WIREPOINTS
— Property tax pains in Maine Township, Illinois – Ted Dabrowski and John
Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/property-tax-pains-in-maine-township-illinois/
ILLINOIS TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://illinoistimes.com/article-21231-pritzker-on-pot.html
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Into the Weeds: 3 Questions Christians Should Be Asking the New Pot Pastor –
Terrell Clemmons
https://illinoisfamily.org/marijuana-2/into-the-weeds-three-questions-christians-should-be-asking-the-new-pot-pastor/
FOX NEWS
— Steve Scalise touts Trump plan for ‘merit-based’ immigration: ‘Right now,
we’ve got some of the dumbest laws on the books’- Charles Creitz (DIERSEN: Do
you have merit? I have absolutely no merit according to my critics/opponents,
their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee,
DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT
Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right
Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO,
etc. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21
in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b)
job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48,
and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. IRS promoted me in
1972, 1973, and 1974. GAO promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/scalise-trump-immigration-plan-merit-based
TOWNHALL
— The GOP Base Is Done Tolerating RINO Collaboration With The Democrats – Kurt
Schlichter (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, RINO leaders in the Republican Party,
Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and
Milton Township Republican Central Committee focus on getting rid of
Republicans like me.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2019/05/16/the-gop-base-is-done-tolerating-rino-collaboration-with-the-democrats-n2546315
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Dick Durbin to ask Red Cross to monitor U.S. Border Patrol – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/16/dick-durbin-ask-red-cross-monitor-us-border-patrol/
— Greed will sink America – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/may/16/greed-will-sink-america/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Republicans in tough races embrace LGBT issues despite backlash risk – David
M. Drucker (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republican”
candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who have dumped the
traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal
drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other
planks in the Republican Party platform to curry favor with donors and voters
who are 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://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/republicans-in-tough-races-embrace-lgbt-issues-despite-backlash-risk
— In defense of women’s and mothers’ choice to work – Aparna Mathur and Erin
Melly (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have
always shouted that I have always had a tremendous unfair advantage in life
because my mother stayed home and raised me.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/in-defense-of-womens-and-mothers-choice-to-work
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— WHITE HOUSE OFFERS AMERICANS TOOL (https://whitehouse.typeform.com/to/Jti9QH) FOR
REPORTING SOCIAL MEDIA FREE SPEECH VIOLATIONS – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/273790/white-house-offers-americans-tool-reporting-social-daniel-greenfield
— THE CHRISTCHURCH CALL IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, TRUMP IS RIGHT TO REJECT IT –
Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/273788/christchurch-call-unconstitutional-trump-right-daniel-greenfield
— CANNES OPENS WITH MAGA BASHING FLICK – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/273786/cannes-opens-maga-bashing-flick-daniel-greenfield
AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegals surge, Trump builds, and House tries to shut down border wall
construction behind him – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/05/illegals_surge_trump_builds_and_house_tries_to_shut_down_border_wall_construction_behind_him.html
BLAZE
— Another Democratic presidential candidate joins Liz Warren’s boycott of Fox
News – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: Who boycotts you and why? I should write a book
about those who boycott me and boycott my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and why they
do that.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/liz-warren-fox-news-boycott-grows-by-one
HOT AIR
— Poll: Few Support Citizenship For Anchor Babies
https://hotair.com/archives/2019/05/16/poll-support-citizenship-anchor-babies/
LIFESITE
— Hillary Clinton Says Some Male Democrat Candidates for 2020 ‘Are Not
Likeable’ Yet nobody in politics has been more unlikeable, as an opinion piece
articulates
https://www.lifezette.com/2019/05/hillary-clinton-some-male-democrat-candidates-2020-are-not-likeable/
THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Trump takes flak for not joining
anti-extremism pact.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/443955-trump-takes-flak-for-not-joining-anti-extremism-pact
— White House launches tool (https://whitehouse.typeform.com/to/Jti9QH) for
reporting social media ‘bias’ – Emily Birnbaum
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/443934-white-house-launches-tool-for-reporting-social-media-bias
— De Blasio launches presidential campaign – TAL AXELROD AND RAFAEL NAM
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/443949-de-blasio-launches-presidential-campaign
— Rep. Tlaib is wrong — Jews were never given ‘a safe haven’ in Palestine –
DR. MARC SIEGEL
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/443972-rep-tlaib-is-wrong-jews-were-never-given-a-safe-haven-in-palestine
POLITICO
— Trump draws public into bias feud with social media firms – STEVEN OVERLY
and ALEXANDRA S. LEVINE
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/15/trump-bias-facebook-twitter-1327332
ABC NEWS
— Trump ramps up war against ‘political bias’ with new social media reporting
tool (https://whitehouse.typeform.com/to/Jti9QH) –
KARMA ALLEN
https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-ramps-war-political-bias-social-media-reporting/story?id=63067737
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The
form urges users to post screenshots to back up claims of political bias and it
also asks for the respondent’s first and last name, zip code, phone number and
their citizenship of residency status. Once they provide the required
information, the tool asks them to explain what happened to their social media
account and whether or not a particular post was targeted.)
NEW YORK TIMES
— How Democrats Who Beat Republicans Last Year Plan to Keep Their Seats –
Jennifer Steinhauer (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, the
future is bleak for candidates and for everyone else who is a Trump supporter,
Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older,
rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoider, and if your ancestors have been
in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/14/us/politics/house-democrats-2020-strategy.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from minorities, the
Democrat Party paints itself as being the anti-White party.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/opinion/race-government-politics.html
— Why Working Till Whenever Is a Risky Retirement Strategy – Mark Miller
(DIERSEN: Because of the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government
had in wasting my career and in forcing me to take their early retirement
“offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Civil Service Retirement
System pension and my RMD have been and will always be dramatically
less.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/16/business/retirement-layoff-working-longer.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, White-haters promote hatred against
Whites, and especially against Whites who are Trump supporters, Protestant,
conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, rich, gun owners,
German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America
for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/opinion/stacey-abrams-voting.html
— Attention Young People: This Narcissism Study Is All About You – Niraj
Chokshi (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 70.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/15/science/narcissism-teenagers.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Extends Tepid Support for Accord to Curb Extremist Content Online White
House cites its respect for ‘freedom of expression’ for not endorsing pact that
includes governments and tech companies – Sam Schechner (DIERSEN: My
critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me,
denigrated me, and condemned me as being an extremist. I should write a book
about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-under-pressure-over-terrorist-content-restricts-live-streaming-11557905947
— SAT to Give Students ‘Adversity Score’ to Capture Social and Economic
Background New score comes as college admissions decisions are under scrutiny –
Douglas Belkin (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, what would your
adversity score have been? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their
dupes have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and
viciously condemned me as having been born with a silver spoon in my mouth and
as having always being privileged. Should I develop and publish adversity
scores for each of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sat-to-give-students-adversity-score-to-capture-social-and-economic-background-11557999000
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The
College Board plans to assign an adversity score to every student who takes the
SAT to try to capture their social and economic background, jumping into the
debate raging over race and class in college admissions. This new number,
called an adversity score by college admissions officers, is calculated using
15 factors including the crime rate and poverty levels from the student’s high
school and neighborhood. Students won’t be told the scores, but colleges will
see the numbers when reviewing their applications. . .Adversity Index College Board’s new tool seeks to provide
environmental context behind students’ test scores by measuring adversity in
their neighborhoods, families and schools. Neighborhood environment Crime rate
Poverty rate Housing values Vacancy rate Family environment Median income
Single parent Adversity score Education level ESL High school environment
Undermatching Curricular rigor Free lunch rate AP opportunity. . .The College
Board, the New York based nonprofit that oversees the SAT, said it has worried
about income inequality influencing test results for years. White students
scored an average of 177 points higher than black students and 133 points
higher than Hispanic students in 2018 results. Asian students scored 100 points
higher than white students. The children of wealthy and college-educated
parents outperformed their classmates.)
— The Dubious Management Fad Sweeping Corporate America NPS—or net promoter
score—is a measure of customer satisfaction that has developed a cultlike
following among CEOs. It also may be misleading. – Khadeeja Safdar and Inti
Pacheco (DIERSEN: What customer satisfaction scores would GOPUSA ILLINOIS email
readers give me?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dubious-management-fad-sweeping-corporate-america-11557932084
— Class of 2019 Gets a Smaller Pay Raise Starting salaries, on a hot streak
for years, are growing more slowly; ‘I want to do meaningful work’ – Kelsey Gee
(DIERSEN: I started working for IRS at the GS-7 Step 1 level in 1971 when I was
22 years old. Today, GS-7 Step 1 salary is $46,554.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/class-of-2019-gets-a-smaller-pay-raise-11557936454
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
Salaries for entry-level jobs for new degree-holders average $51,347 in 2019,
up 1.9% over last year—which is virtually flat after adjusting for inflation,
according to new data from recruiting firm Korn Ferry . KFY -0.39% The 2019
starter-salary average is 20% higher than what 2009 college graduates saw as
they entered a recession-wracked job market, an increase that’s on-par with
wage growth in the broader U.S. workforce.)
FORBES
— White House Encourages Social Media Users To Tell It About ‘Political Bias’
– Emma Woollacott
https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawoollacott/2019/05/16/white-house-encourages-social-media-users-to-tell-it-about-political-bias/#802434b1d701
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The
Trump administration has made a provocative move against the anti-extremist
policies of online platforms by encouraging users who have been censored to
complain. Reading rather like one of Trump’s tweets, excessive capitalization
and all, the new site encourages users to complain if they believe their
accounts have been suspended, banned, or reported because of political bias.
“SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS should advance FREEDOM OF SPEECH,” the
message reads. Users – who must be citizens or permanent residents -are asked
to provide their names, contact information, social media accounts and
screenshots to back up their complaints. Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and
Twitter are all cited as possible targets.)
BLOOMBERG
— White House Urges Reporting of ‘Political Bias’ by Social Media – Kurt
Wagner and Ben Brody
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-15/white-house-urges-reporting-of-political-bias-by-social-media
USA TODAY
— 4 decades separate 2020’s presidential candidates. Here’s what that looks
like. From Buttigieg and Gabbard to Sanders and Biden, more than a generation
separates the oldest and youngest candidates. – James Sergent, Ramon Padilla
and George Petras
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/politics/elections/2019/05/03/2020-candidates-ages/3643967002/
— Homes for sale: Here are the most affordable ZIP codes in the US – Janna
Herron
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/05/15/homes-sale-where-affordable-houses/3668178002/
NEWSWEEK
— TEXAS SENATE APPROVES ‘SAVE CHICK-FIL-A’ BILL TO COUNTER SAN ANTONIO
COUNCIL’S BAN OF THE RESTAURANT IN AIRPORT – SCOTT MCDONALD
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-senate-approves-save-chick-fil-bill-counter-san-antonio-councils-ban-1426859
SALON
— Study: Gen Z, Millennials are embarrassed about being narcissists A study of
young adults suggests that we’re aware, but not happy, about being
self-absorbed – KEITH A. SPENCER (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am 70.)
https://www.salon.com/2019/05/15/study-gen-z-millennials-are-embarrassed-about-being-narcissists/
ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 324 Arbor Avenue, Wheaton – $424,900
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/324-Arbor-Ave-Wheaton-IL-60189/4448309_zpid/
