November 13, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: City ID card event cancellations frustrate migrants desperate for official identification – Alice Yin and Laura Rodríguez Presa
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-migrants-citykey-id-mobile-city-hall-canceled-20231113-xfcd7eisafbjffdchbdho26y6m-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Families lament, public school advocates celebrate end of controversial scholarship tax credit – Jeremy Gorner, Dan Petrella and Alysa Guffey (COMMENT: My father, grandfather, great grandfather, and great great grandfather all had less money because they all sent their children to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-invest-in-kids-legislature-20231113-ch7ifqk2crfszkyubtioxccjme-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian protesters rally in Chicago, Northbrook. A large gathering in Streeterville sought to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, while in Northbrook, pro-Israeli demonstrators call for the release of nearly 240 hostages being held by Hamas. – Phyllis Cha and Violet Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/11/12/23958200/pro-israel-and-pro-palestinian-protesters-rally-in-chicago-northbrook

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Bullying and intimidation have no place at City Hall. Or do they? – Editorial
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/carlos-ramirez-rosa-deserved-censure-bullying-accusations-editorial#/

ABC7
— At least 15 shot, 5 killed in weekend gun violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-this-weekend-gun-violence-police/14048768/
— Pro-Palestinian protesters march down Michigan Avenue as Northbrook demonstrators support Israel – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/michigan-avenue-protest-today-palestinian-northbrook-israel-war/14049621/
— Chicago migrants get help with work authorization paperwork from attorneys at legal aid clinic – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-venezeulan-legal-aid-clinic-free/14041768/
— Helping Veterans Experiencing Homelessness – Kay Cesinger
https://abc7chicago.com/veterans-day-our-chicago-homelessness-standdown/14042521/

CBS2
— Chicago weekend shootings: 6 dead, 12 others hurt – JERAMIE BIZZLE
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-weekend-shootings-nov-10-to-13/

WGN9
— Pro-Palestinian protesters gather in Downtown Chicago while pro-Israel protestors rally in Northbrook – Angelica Sanchez
https://wgntv.com/israel-hamas-conflict/pro-palestinian-protesters-gather-in-downtown-chicago-while-pro-israel-protestors-rally-in-northbrook/

FOX32
— Trump unveils ambitious 2nd term agenda: mass deportation, new Muslim ban, tariffs on all imports – Jill Colvin
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-unveils-ambitious-2nd-term-agenda-mass-deportation-new-muslim-ban-tariffs-on-all-imports
— Minimum wage to increase for Illinois workers in January Workers in Illinois aged 18 and older who currently earn the minimum wage can expect a pay increase starting in January. The state will raise the minimum wage from $13 to $14 per hour. (COMMENT: I worked for the minimum wage 1964-1966. It was $1.25/hour, and adjusted for inflation, it was $12.21/hour. I washed dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights 4 evenings a week and Saturdays while I was a Junior and Senior at Crete-Monee High School and full-time during the summer in between. With the money that I earned and saved, I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966 (a poor man’s GTO), to use to commute to/from classes at UIC and my parents’ home in Crete.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-minimum-wage-worth-atm-shooting-chicago-tj-maxx-marshalls

WTTW
— Chicago Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://news.wttw.com/2023/11/12/backlash-against-chicago-s-sanctuary-city-status-gains-steam-supporters-warn-consequences

WGN RADIO
— Illinois ranked 29th in healthcare due to quality, cost – Kate Steven
https://wgnradio.com/news/illinois-ranked-29th-in-healthcare-due-to-quality-cost/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— House Republicans grapple with abortion messaging and policies after election losses – Emily Brooks
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/house-republicans-grapple-with-abortion-messaging-and-policies-after-election-losses/
— Nikki Haley will launch a $10M ad campaign to try to overtake Ron DeSantis in the GOP primary – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-nikki-haley-will-launch-a-10m-ad-campaign-to-try-to-overtake-ron-desantis-in-the-gop-primary/

WGLT
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.wglt.org/2023-11-12/migrants-are-showing-up-at-the-u-s-southern-border-in-historic-numbers-heres-why

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning Briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2023/11/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-184/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Proft: ‘Sex is not assigned by a doctor, it’s determined by God’
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/651819583-proft-sex-is-not-assigned-by-a-doctor-it-s-determined-by-god

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Lake in the Hills Trump Supporter Pleads Guilty to January 6th Charges
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/12/lake-in-the-hills-trump-supporter-pleads-guilty-to-jaunary-6th-charges/
— How Bad Was Air Quality This Summer?
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/12/how-bad-was-air-quality-this-summer/
— McHenry Township Republicans Elect Officer Replacement
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/12/mchenry-township-republicans-elect-officer-replacement/
— Elections 2023: Trump Exhaustion Syndrome in Kentucky & Ohio Portends Awful Horror of 2024 Elections
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/12/trumpisawfulhorror/
— Woodstock Hobby Farmer Makes Front Page of the Sunday Tribune in Article about Canadian Forest Fire Smoke
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/12/woodstock-hobby-farmer-makes-front-page-of-the-sunday-tribune-in-article-about-canadian-forest-fire-smoke/
— 7.8% Cut in Bond Payments at Cary Grade School District Partially Offsets 5.8% Operating Fund Tax Hike
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/12/7-8-cut-in-bond-payments-at-cary-grade-school-district-offsets-5-8-operating-fund-tax-hike/
— UPDATED: 2023 Mental Health Board Validation Legislation Passes, But with a 2nd Twist
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/11/mhbvalidation/
— Chicago Teachers Union Gloats Over Illinois Being the First State to Kill School Vouchers
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/11/chicago-teachers-union-gloats-over-illinois-being-the-first-state-to-kill-school-vouchers/
— Republican Position on Abortion?
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/11/11/republican-position-on-abortion/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel pins election losses on candidates – Ramsey Touchberry (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have blamed me the most for their defeats. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/12/ronna-mcdaniel-pins-election-losses-candidates/
— Republicans must go on the offensive and call out Democrats’ extremism to win 2024 elections. Talking about Biden’s age or incompetence doesn’t cut it. – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/12/republicans-must-go-on-offensive-and-call-out-demo/
— Tim Scott announces he is dropping out of the 2024 race – Meg Kinnard
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/12/tim-scott-drops-out-2024-presidential-race/
— Marjorie Taylor Greene makes case for impeaching DHS chief Mayorkas – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/12/marjorie-taylor-greene-makes-case-impeaching-aleja/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Nikki Haley hits at Trump’s electability: ‘Drama and chaos follow him’ – Brady Knox (COMMENT: America did great while Trump was President.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/nikki-haley-hits-trumps-electability
— I should write a book about LGBTQ-promoting Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who have taken the most biggest adverse actions against me since 2000.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/jamie-lee-curtis-to-silence-homophobia-transphobia
— Ted Cruz calls college universities ‘the Wuhan lab of the woke virus’ – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/ted-cruz-calls-universities-wuhan-lab-woke-virus
— Republicans navigate culture war setback on abortion – David Sivak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/republicans-culture-wars-abortion

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Israel’s Enemies Get Away With Murder—And Human Shields and Genocide – Drew Holden
https://freebeacon.com/media/media-worst-israels-enemies-get-away-with-murder-and-human-shields-and-genocide/

NEW YORK POST
— Residents of rural Mexican town are struggling to cope with migrant crush — and say American cities should brace for impact. – Selim Algar
https://nypost.com/2023/11/12/news/residents-of-rural-mexican-town-are-struggling-to-cope-with-migrant-crush/
— Hamas AND ‘pro-Palestine’ protesters unite in wanting war to destroy Israel – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2023/11/12/opinion/hamas-and-pro-palestine-protesters-unite-in-wanting-war-to-destroy-israel/
— Gay Israeli soldier proudly displays LGBTQ flag on Gaza soil in war against Hamas – David Propper
https://nypost.com/2023/11/13/news/gay-israeli-solder-yoav-atzmoni-proudly-displays-lgbtq-flag-on-gaza-soil-in-war-against-hamas/
— Rabbis at woke colleges describe ‘unnerving’ antisemitism as campuses become hotbeds of hate – Reuven Fenton and Isabel Keane
https://nypost.com/2023/11/12/news/rabbis-on-front-lines-at-woke-antisemitic-us-colleges-describe-campus-hotbeds-of-hate/
— ‘SNL’-version of Trump finally appears at debate to roast GOP rivals – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2023/11/12/entertainment/donald-trump-finally-appears-at-debate-to-roast-gop-rivals-on-snl/
— 500K pro-Palestinian demonstrators mob London as American protest held near Biden’s Delaware mansion – Alyssa Guzman and Olivia Land
https://nypost.com/2023/11/11/news/500k-pile-into-london-as-us-citizens-protest-outside-bidens-delaware-home-for-palestine/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Damage of the ‘White Privilege’ Smear. It’s past time for Americans to reject all racial stereotyping. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2023/11/13/the-damage-of-the-white-privilege-smear/

AMERICAN THINKER
— A Deceitful Narrative Regarding the U.S. Civil War – Hugh Myers
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/11/a_deceitful_narrative_regarding_the_us_civil_war.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Air Force instructing ‘woke’ airmen on how to add their pronouns to signature – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/11/12/air-force-instructing-woke-airmen-on-how-to-add-their-pronouns-to-signature-1411873/

BREITBART
— Tim Scott Drops Out of the 2024 Presidential Race – PAUL BOIS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/11/12/tim-scott-drops-2024-presidential-race/?utm_source=breaking_news_email
— Wokeness, DEI, Target Jewish Community – Bari Weiss (COMMENT: My many liberal Jewish superiors and supervisors in the federal government promoted Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion big time, that is, they gave lots of preference to their employees who were liberal, Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, that is, they discriminated against their employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, and/or older big time. They wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my subordinate who was liberal, Democrat, Black, and younger.)
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/11/12/bari-weiss-wokeness-inevitably-targets-jews/

DAILY CALLER
Our Society Is Run By The Wimpy, Weak And Woke – JOHN COOPER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/11/12/opinion-our-society-is-run-by-the-wimpy-weak-and-woke-john-cooper/

FEDERALIST
— The Anti-White Racism Governing The Democrat Party Inevitably Spawns Violence – B.L. HAHN
https://thefederalist.com/2023/11/13/the-anti-white-racism-governing-the-democrat-party-inevitably-spawns-violence/

FOX NEWS
— Chicago migrants return to Venezuela ahead of winter: ‘There’s nothing for us here’ The Illinois city has seen more than 19,000 migrants since August 2022 – Lindsay Kornick
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-migrants-return-venezuela-winter-nothing-here
— We recently spoke to Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz about his new book, Unwoke: How to Defeat Cultural Marxism in America.
https://radio.foxnews.com/2023/11/12/extra-sen-ted-cruz-unwoke-and-unedited/
— Pope Francis removes conservative Texas bishop who was critical of him. The pontiff asked Diocese of Tyler Bishop Joseph Strickland to resign on Thursday, but he refused. – Brie Stimson
https://www.foxnews.com/us/pope-francis-removes-conservative-texas-bishop-critical-him

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— “It’s an anti-Western culture on campuses which is revealing itself as antisemitism” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/11/its-an-anti-western-culture-on-campuses-which-is-revealing-itself-as-antisemitism/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Democrat leaders and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give more and more and more preference to young minorities and to young females to get rid of Republicans who are White and/or male. I should write a book about that.
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/the-generational-fight-to-rid-business-government-of-racial-preferences-is-just-beginning/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Putting Americans first: Trump’s REAL promises to fight illegal immigration, human trafficking in second term. Under Joe Biden, more than 7 million illegal immigrants have crossed into the US unlawfully. – Libby Emmons
https://thepostmillennial.com/putting-americans-first-trumps-real-promises-to-fight-illegal-immigration-human-trafficking-in-second-term

TURNING POINT USA
— MTG Files Articles of Impeachment Against DHS Secretary After Two of Her Constituents Killed by Human Smugglers in Texas – SAVANAH HERNANDEZ
https://www.tpusa.com/live/mtg-files-articles-of-impeachment-against-dhs-secretary-after-two-of-her-constituents-killed-by-human-smugglers-in-texas

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Nikki Haley will launch a $10M ad campaign to try to overtake Ron DeSantis in the GOP primary – STEVE PEOPLES
https://apnews.com/article/nikki-haley-president-republican-desantis-trump-c93fa155032fc7e3607a54816163f2b2
— South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott abruptly ends 2024 presidential bid, shocking even his campaign staff – MEG KINNARD
https://www.yahoo.com/news/republican-presidential-candidate-tim-scott-024644576.html

MSN
— Chicago is so unpleasant migrants are fleeing BACK to Venezuela after being dumped in shelters and refused jobs, with 20,700 border crossers so-far bused to Dem-run ‘sanctuary city’ – Claudia Aoraha
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/chicago-is-so-unpleasant-migrants-are-fleeing-back-to-venezuela-after-being-dumped-in-shelters-and-refused-jobs-with-20-700-border-crossers-so-far-bused-to-dem-run-sanctuary-city/ar-AA1jNfcV

USA TODAY
— Democrats want Republican candidates to lose. Democrats promote DeSantis and Haley.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2023/11/09/gop-debate-elections-haley-desantis-trump/71506153007/
— House Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan to avert shutdown draws criticism from conservatives – David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/11/11/gop-house-speaker-mike-johnson-pushes-temporary-plan-to-avert-shutdown/71549867007/

DES MOINES REGISTER
— In Iowa, Ron DeSantis criticizes polls, says he’d succeed as GOP’s presidential nominee – Phillip Sitter
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2023/11/11/in-iowa-caucus-ron-desantis-criticizes-poll-results-showing-him-distant-2nd-tied-nikki-haley/71548402007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— As Migrants Keep Coming, El Paso Spends Millions to Keep Them Off the Streets. Record numbers of migrant families overwhelm nonprofits and camp downtown, prompting the city to spend $3.8 million for its first public shelter. – Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/el-paso-migrants-shelter-5ddf15d3
— School Choice Dies in Illinois. The union-Democratic machine kills scholarships for 9,600 poor children. Gov. J.B. Pritzker lets it happen. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/school-choice-dies-in-illinois-education-pritzker-2bf45e2b
— ‘Insulin’ Review: A Century of Saved Lives. The 1921 discovery of insulin led to vastly improved diabetic care. But obstacles remain. – James S. Hirsch (COMMENT: My father fought brittle type 1 diabetes from childhood. I died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.)
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/insulin-review-a-century-of-saved-lives-01229165
— With interest rates and prices high, Americans are postponing their home searches by years, not months. – Rachel Wolfe (COMMENT: I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old. The downpayment came from what I had earned a) working for IRS in Chicago and then Harvey for the previous 15 months and b) working part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights for the previous 18 months and full-time for 7 months before that.)
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/mortgage-home-buying-rent-down-payment-41308669
— The Low-Wage Pay Surge Is Over, Threatening the Consumer Boom. While a loosening labor market is cutting into the leverage and spending power of workers at the bottom, they aren’t moving backward. – Amara Omeokwe (COMMENT: To qualify myself for better paying jobs, a) I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 when I was 21, b) I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) I earned a job-related professional license in 1981.)
https://www.wsj.com/economy/jobs/the-low-wage-pay-surge-is-over-threatening-the-consumer-boom-6924fdac

FORBES
— Democrats and RINOs reject the Supreme Court Affirmation Action (AA) decision because they use AA and DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottwhite/2023/11/12/how-colleges-are-maintaining-diversity-after-supreme-court-decision/
— 8 Ways To Overcome Fear, Anxiety, And Stress To Enhance Effective Decision Making – Brent Gleeson (COMMENT: What decisions do you make every day? Mine include deciding which articles I should include links to in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and what comments if any I should make on them.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brentgleeson/2023/11/07/the-8-ways-to-overcome-fear-anxiety-and-stress-to-enhance-effective-decision-making/?sh=2207c89d76c6

POLITICO
— Voters are worried about Biden’s age. He knows it. – SHIA KAPOS (COMMENT: The issue is not Biden’s age. The issue is Biden’s health problems.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2023/11/10/voters-are-worried-about-bidens-age-he-knows-it-00126664

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.