November 27, 2022

FOX32
— COMMENT: Chicago Democrats say “7 carjackings reported on Chicago’s West Side within one hour.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/7-carjackings-reported-on-chicagos-west-side-within-one-hour-police

WTTW
— COMMENT: Democrats say “New State Voter Fraud Units Finding Few Cases From Midterms.”
https://news.wttw.com/2022/11/26/new-state-voter-fraud-units-finding-few-cases-midterms

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— COMMENT: Chicago Democrats say “Lincoln statue in Chicago’s Edgewater park defaced.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-lincoln-statue-defaced-20221125-vihlqquojzc7xbezoucwqjp2vq-story.html
— FLASHBACK: COMMENT: For the 2002 Illinois Republican gubernatorial primary, the Chicago Tribune endorsed Corinne Wood because she was far to the left of Jim Ryan and Pat O’Malley on abortion. In 2017, she supported Bruce Rauner’s promotion of abortion. What if she had run for governor this year?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-03-03-0203030365-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-corinne-wood-illinois-obituary-20210519-arfh4e3y7jcx3ftamwqr3kimiy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: COMMENT: Democrats ask “Has interest in recreational marijuana in Illinois peaked?”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20221126/has-interest-in-recreational-marijuana-in-illinois-peaked
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Twitter posts to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20221126/facts-matter-deadly-colorado-shooting-was-not-a-false-flag
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: COMMENT: Soon, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, everyone in America, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) receiving welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20221126/everyone-deserves-dignity-hesed-house-aims-to-help-people-avoid-overcome-homelessness
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20221127/glen-ellyn-food-pantry-seeking-stylists-and-sponsors-for-celebration-of-tables-fundraiser
— Changing careers – LIZ WESTON (COMMENT: Government is nasty/vicious. Politics is nasty/vicious. Democrats are nasty/vicious. To justify forcing me to suffer a $20,901/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, that is, to suffer a downgrade from GS-12 Sep 5, currently $99,994/year to GS-9 Step 10, currently $79,093/year, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors falsely painted the transfer as being a career change. They ignored/dismissed/belittled the fact a) that both IRS and GAO were federal agencies and that GAO audits IRS, b) that much of what GAO Analysts and IRS Collection Division Special Procedures Staff Advisors do is very similar, c) that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and e) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. They were furious that my wife and I could afford the loss of income because of her salary and because we had no children. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, GAO would have offered me a promotion to at least GS-13 Step 1 to transfer, currently, $104,915/year. For the almost 18 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO, they viciously used my taking the downgrade against me to hint/imply/argue/shout that what I had learned a) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $88,229-$99,904/year, b) passing the CPA examination, c) completing graduate accounting courses at DePaul, and d) completing graduate business courses at Loyola was worthless.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20221127/what-you-have-to-know-and-do-to-take-a-career-break
— COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs want ‘low-skilled’ workers because Democrats and RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20221127/syndicated-columnist-veronique-de-rugy-giving-thanks-for-low-skilled-workers
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Consider running for election to the offices that directly affect our quality of life.” Ever-increasingly, Democrats succeed in electing candidates who promote
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20221126/daily-herald-opinion-consider-running-for-election-to-the-offices-that-directly-affect-our-quality-of-life

FOX ILLINOIS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “New state voter fraud units finding few cases from midterms.” One could argue that in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in my precinct, because of the tremendous success that Democrats have had in replacing those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, Democrat voter fraud is less needed. Ever-increasingly, the reasons why my wife and I bought a home in Wheaton in 1978, why we had a home built in Wheaton in 1984, and why we stay in Wheaton have been taken away by past and present anti-religious, anti-conservative, and anti-Republican elected officials in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/new-state-voter-fraud-units-finding-few-cases-from-midterms-2020-election-donald-trump-georgia-texas-florida-virginia-ron-desantis-2022-midterms-illegal-voting-election-integrity-naacp

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Elon Musk says he would support DeSantis in 2024.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/elon-musk-says-he-would-support-desantis-in-2024/

FOX ST. LOUIS
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats groom children to be a) anti-White, b) anti-male, c) anti-older people, d) anti-heterosexual, e) anti-traditional marriage and family, f) anti-wealth, g) anti-gun ownership, h) anti-Christian, i) anti-Protestant, j) anti-Italian American and anti-German American, k) anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, l) anti-conservative, m) anti-patriotism, n) anti-Republican, and/or o) anti-American..
https://fox2now.com/news/national/marjorie-taylor-greene-hurls-homophobic-slur-at-ca-rep/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Mazzochi on recent election: ‘We have to continue to fight for what our constituents are telling us they want and need to see’ – David Beasley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/635279719-mazzochi-on-recent-election-we-have-to-continue-to-fight-for-what-our-constituents-are-telling-us-they-want-and-need-to-see

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s ex-national security adviser John Bolton calls him “old and tired” for GOP’s 2024 hopes – Mica Soellner
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/nov/26/trumps-ex-national-security-adviser-john-bolton-ca/
— Congress to see record breaking number of women in office come January – Mica Soellner
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/nov/26/congress-see-record-breaking-number-women-office-c/
— Musk will be as hated by leftists as Trump – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/nov/25/elon-musk-will-soon-be-as-hated-by-leftists-as-don/
— Glenn Youngkin for president? To be determined. If he hopes to lead the party of Lincoln, he needs to clarify his position on abortion. – Frank Cannon
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/nov/26/glenn-youngkin-for-president-to-be-determined/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— McCarthy struggling to secure GOP votes in House speaker’s race – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/kevin-mccarthy-speaker-race-votes-biggs-218-republicans
— Only the best people? Questions about who might staff a second Trump White House – W. James Antle III
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/who-might-staff-second-trump-white-house
— National Border Patrol Council president accuses White House of continuing to ‘lie’ about border crisis – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/border-patrol-council-accuses-white-house-lie-crisis

NEW YORK POST
— ‘Living hell’ and the destruction of academic freedom – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2022/11/26/living-hell-and-the-destruction-of-academic-freedom/
— These prosecutors promised us ‘reform’ but delivered chaos instead – Dan Kirk
https://nypost.com/2022/11/26/these-prosecutors-promised-us-reform-but-delivered-chaos-instead/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I spent nearly 15 years as a prosecutor in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office in Chicago, working my way up to second in command, and I know first-hand that sensible reform does not have to sacrifice public safety. For crimes motivated by drug addiction, like prostitution, my team favored treatment over incarceration. Offenders were able to find an exit ramp from criminality without creating chaos on our streets. A prosecutor’s duty — indeed their sworn oath — is to enforce the law and preserve, protect and defend the Constitution. Yet, the PINOs do anything but enforce the law or uphold the Constitution. With the main goal of “decarceration,” they enact new policies that arbitrarily nullify entire sections of law. Take Cook County State’s Attorney Foxx in Chicago. When she took office in 2016, she decided she didn’t like Illinois’ retail theft laws, which made stealing more than $300 of merchandise a felony. So she issued a directive that only defendants who thieve over $1,000 of merchandise or those with 10 or more felony convictions will be prosecuted for the higher offense. Virtually all PINOs have eliminated bail for even violent criminals. Catch and release is now the rule; the revolving door of justice now common. The common PINO excuse for a rise in crime is to dismiss or deny it and then blame it on something, really anything (like COVID), other than their own policies. However, in Foxx’s Chicago, murders are up 30%, carjackings nearly 300%.)
— Climb Hire CEO Nitzan Perlman refused to hire ‘white people’: lawsuit – Kathianne Boniello (COMMENT: Saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted in 1971 when I was 22 years old.)
https://nypost.com/2022/11/26/climb-hire-ceo-nitzan-perlman-refused-to-hire-white-people-lawsuit/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Ronna Romney McDaniel to face challengers for the RNC Chair – Rajan Laad
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/11/ronna_romney_mcdaniel_to_face_challengers_for_the_rnc_chair.html
— Has the Democrat party converted to Islam? – Bert Peterson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/11/has_the_democrat_party_converted_to_islam.html

ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT GAZETTE
— Measuring qualifications by merit – ROBERT STEINBUCH (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, getting admitted to college, getting hired, getting promoted, and everything else positive in life is based on your demographics rather than on your merit. Ever-increasingly, those who are the following get more and more and more preference: Democrat, RINO, moderate, liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, and/or citizens of foreign countries. Because of my bad demographics, (Republican, conservative, old (born in 1948), heterosexual, draft avoider, Protestant, 100% German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844), what got me college admissions, jobs, and promotions in the past would not today. I graduated in the upper 20% of my high school class, my ACT score was 24, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU when I was 21, I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 26, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, I earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, I became a licensed CPA when I was 32, and I earned a master’s degree in finance from IIT when I was 48.)
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2022/nov/27/measuring-qualifications-by-merit/

BREITBART
— Paul Ryan’s Anti-Trump Agenda: New Taxes, More Migrants, Spending Cuts – NEIL MUNRO26
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/11/26/paul-ryans-anti-trump-agenda-new-taxes-more-migrants-spending-cuts/
— Rev. Franklin Graham: Same-Sex Marriage Bill ‘Fails to Protect Those’ with Traditional Marriage Views – NICK GILBERTSON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/11/26/rev-franklin-graham-same-sex-marriage-bill-fails-protect-those-traditional-marriage-views/
— Number of Americans Carrying Guns Daily Jumps to at Least 6 Million – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2022/11/26/number-americans-carrying-guns-daily-jumps-6-million/

COLLEGE FIX
— Biden DOE official: Democracy is based on white supremacy – DAVE HUBER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/biden-doe-official-democracy-is-based-on-white-supremacy/

EPOCH TIMES
— Musk Blasts Claims That Reinstating Banned Twitter Accounts Puts ‘Lives at Risk’ – Tom Ozimek
https://www.theepochtimes.com/musk-blasts-claims-that-reinstating-banned-twitter-accounts-puts-lives-at-risk_4887017.html

FOX NEWS
— Wokeism infecting medical schools is ‘very, very dangerous’ – Dr. Aaron Kheriaty
https://www.foxnews.com/media/wokeism-infecting-medical-schools-very-very-dangerous-dr-aaron-kheriaty

HOT AIR
— Social influence driving teens to gender transition – LAUREL DUGGAN
https://hotair.com/headlines/2022/11/26/social-influence-driving-teens-to-gender-transition-n513448

JONATHAN TURLEY
— Companies Join Call to Suspend Advertising with Twitter
https://jonathanturley.org/2022/11/26/report-companies-join-call-to-suspend-advertising-with-twitter/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Chevrolet, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., Ford, Jeep, Kyndryl, Merck & Co. and Novartis AG all issued statements about halting Twitter ads or were reported and confirmed as doing so.)

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Despite claiming he’s not running, Florida legislature planning to amend law which would force DeSantis to resign if he runs for president – Patrick Droney
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/fl-republicans-may-amend-law-to-allow-desantis-to-run-for-president/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Republican 2024 Presidential Preferences (Reader Poll)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/11/republican-2024-presidential-preferences-reader-poll/

NEWS BUSTERS
— The Media Cry Foul When Pelosi’s Chickens Come Home to Roost – Jeffrey Lord
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2022/11/26/media-cry-foul-when-pelosis-chickens-come-home-roost

NEWSMAX
— Dick Morris to Newsmax: Democrat Voters on the Dole ‘Insulated’ on Inflation – Eric Mack (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have benefitted from Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, Equity, and inclusion (DEI), b) want to benefit from AA and DEI, or c) have been insulated from AA and DEI, that is, they have never paid the price of AA or DEI. The more of the following that you are, the more that you have to pay the price of AA and DEI: White, male, older, non-veteran, conservative, Republican, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/inflation-democrats-voters/2022/11/26/id/1098036/
— Musk: Twitter Corrected ‘Grave Mistake’ Banning Trump
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/elon-musk-donald-trump-twitter/2022/11/26/id/1098045/
— Rep. Fleischmann to Newsmax: ‘Country Should Be Worried’ About Biden Border Policy – Charles Kim
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/fleischmann-border-biden/2022/11/26/id/1098047/

PJ MEDIUA
— Biden Says He Wants to ‘Get Rid’ of 20 Million ‘Assault Rifles’ – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2022/11/26/biden-says-he-wants-to-get-rid-of-20-million-assault-rifles-n1648738
— Evidence Grows Proving That Transgenderism Is a Social Contagion – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2022/11/26/evidence-grows-proving-that-transgenderism-is-a-social-contagion-n1648723
— McCarthy Looking to Avoid the First Floor Fight for Speaker Since 1923 – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2022/11/26/mccarthy-looking-to-avoid-the-first-floor-fight-for-speaker-since-1923-n1648761

POST MILLENNIAL
— Alyssa Milano ditches her Tesla to protest Elon Musk, buys car from company founded by Hitler. There is no evidence at all that Musk espouses to racist principles of white supremacy, but there is plenty of evidence that Volkswagen was founded by Hitler.
https://thepostmillennial.com/alyssa-milano-ditches-her-tesla-to-protest-elon-musk-buys-car-from-company-founded-by-hitler

TOWNHALL
— The Case Against Ron DeSantis 2024 – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2022/11/24/the-case-against-ron-desantis-2024-n2616255

THE HILL
— COMMENT: Democrats say that the Republican establishment tells conservative and faith-based voters to drop dead.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/3747399-republican-establishment-to-conservative-and-faith-based-voters-drop-dead/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Once reelected, and often because of conservative and faith-based voters, those establishment Republicans and their leadership would stab those constituencies in the back as they cozied up to corporate America, lobbying firms, Big Tech, the mainstream media, and any special interests who might fund their campaigns or hire them once they left Congress.)

YAHOO NEWS
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://news.yahoo.com/rep-lauren-boebert-says-blame-145738515.html
https://news.yahoo.com/editorial-lgbtq-americans-public-support-184300379.html

MSN
— COMMENT: Democrats say that Christie says that Trump is an ‘untenable’ candidate after dinner with holocaust denier Nick Fuentes.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/chris-christie-trump-untenable-candidate-after-dinner-with-holocaust-denier-nick-fuentes/ar-AA14ziyM?li=BBnb7Kz

MSNBC
— COMMENT: Democrats use anti-LGBTQ posts to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.msnbc.com/american-voices/watch/anti-lgbtq-posts-surge-online-after-colorado-springs-shooting-155347525822
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Democratic organizers have one message for donors: 2024 starts now.” What motivates you to give money to Republican candidates and organizations? For me, it is what they have done to defend and advance the following planks in the Republican Party platform: individual responsibility, traditional/marriage family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving, What discourages you from giving money to Republican candidates and organizations? For me, it is what they have done that promotes dependency on government, dependency charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination.
https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/-democratic-organizers-have-one-message-for-donors-2024-starts-now-155351621969

NEWSWEEK
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Former Congressman Joe Walsh Slams GOP ‘Silence’ After Trump, Fuentes Dinner.”
https://www.newsweek.com/former-congressman-slams-gop-silence-after-trump-fuentes-dinner-1762505
— Alyssa Milano Ripped for Trading Tesla for Volkswagen: ‘Founded by Nazis’ – SCOTT MCDONALD
https://www.newsweek.com/alyssa-milano-ripped-trading-tesla-volkswagen-founded-nazis-1762518
— COMMENT: Democrats use a Confederate flag-waver against Kari Lake.
https://www.newsweek.com/kari-lake-supporters-turn-confederate-flag-waver-election-protest-1762477

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use the Proud Boys to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/26/opinion/republican-party-extremism.html
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Unable to compete against older buyers with cash offers, younger potential buyers feel like they are never going to own a house.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/11/realestate/first-time-buyers-housing-market.html

USA TODAY
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Venezuelans to promote mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2022/11/27/border-crisis-venezuelan-migration-bus-trip-el-paso-new-york/10772206002/
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Elon Musk voices support for Trump rival Ron DeSantis if Florida governor runs for president in 2024.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/11/26/elon-musk-says-hed-support-trump-rival-desantis-bid-president/10780391002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Employers Rethink Need for College Degrees in Tight Labor Market. Google, Delta Air Lines and IBM have reduced requirements for some positions.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/employers-rethink-need-for-college-degrees-in-tight-labor-market-11669432133
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/26/opinion/charity-holiday-gift-reproductive-rights.html

FORTUNE
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Elon Musk backs Ron DeSantis—fellow enemy of the ‘woke mind virus’—for U.S. president.”
https://fortune.com/2022/11/26/elon-musk-backs-ron-desantis-for-president-fellow-fighter-woke-agenda/

FORBES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Nick Fuentes to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2022/11/26/nick-fuentes-meet-the-gen-z-white-supremacist-who-dined-with-trump-and-kanye-west/

DAILY MAIL
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Texas Governor Greg Abbott sends two more buses filled with illegal immigrants to ‘sanctuary city’ Philadelphia – with some arriving in 40F city in t-shirts and shorts.”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11472077/Greg-Abbott-sends-two-buses-illegal-immigrants-Philly-arriving-shorts-40F.html
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Elon Musk confirms he’ll support Ron DeSantis if Florida governor runs for president in 2024, as he teases ‘ePhone’ in event of woke mob getting Apple and Google’s app stores to ban Twitter.”
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11472587/Musk-says-hell-support-Ron-DeSantis-runs-president-2024-teases-ePhone.html

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.