October 21 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago Teachers Strike: Chicago Teachers Union, CPS continue negotiations as strike enters 5th day, classes canceled Monday
https://abc7chicago.com/education/chicago-teacher-strike-enters-5th-day-as-ctu-cps-continue-negotiations-/5634644/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-10/21/2019
— 40 shot, 5 fatally, in violent weekend in Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/40-shot-5-fatally-in-violent-weekend-in-chicago/5634813/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-10/21/2019

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democratic socialists on front lines of teachers strike aim to ‘put the pressure on Mayor Lightfoot’ “We want to make sure that we are not letting the support dwindle whatsoever and that there are going to be more members out on lines on Monday,” Dan Cutter, co-chair of Chicago DSA’s labor branch, told his cohorts Sunday. – Tom Schuba 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/platform/amp/2019/10/20/20923887/democratic-socialists-teachers-strike-mayor-lightfoot-cps-chicago-teachers-union

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Planned Parenthood clinic in southern Illinois to open on Wednesday, offering abortions to Missouri residents facing severe restrictions – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-illinois-planned-parenthood-abortion-clinic-opening-20191021-3hqkoukzdfew3bgzzcvw4vw5im-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/ct-oak-transgender-panel-tl-1024-20191021-nfotzl7mtrfprma6ay7ia7nfpm-story.html
— Battling burnout – MELANIE CURIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers-finance/sns-battling-burnout-20191015-iq2cocwwjfdntipxixsuzkwule-story.html
— Keep track of legal pot’s ill effects – Peter Bensinger, Former administrator, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Lake Forest
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/letters/ct-letters-vp-102019-20191021-ydfpp4wj7bbdjiolqrummacza4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Dog promoters promote dogs.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-dogs-study-wellness-live-longer-20191021-2hr6wi5g6nesljqa5vmboox7iu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Black Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-dahleen-glanton-elijah-cummings-democrats-african-americans-bond-20191021-gro77rimmzbfrevx5xfsmcpc3y-story.html

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Having contested elections best for all – KEVIN SOLARI (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican candidates in Illinois, their operatives, and their dupes who blame their losses on those who supported their primary opponents. I would focus on candidates who have lost primary and/or general elections in DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton’s West District.) 
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/10/11/solari-having-contested-elections-best-for-all/ac9d88w/

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Trump still not as bad as the Democrats – Jay Ambrose
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/ambrose-trump-still-not-as-bad-as-the-democrats/article_b059a377-54eb-5e07-ad24-58f712a2a1ba.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Deep state hard at work in U.S. – HENRY SEITER JR., Urbana (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government painted me as being a member of a Republican deep state. They blamed me for the problems that they had recruiting and retaining qualified young Democrat minorities and qualified young Democrat women. They blamed me for their problems in recruiting and retaining those who were non-Protestant, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/letters-editor/letter-to-the-editor-deep-state-hard-at-work-in/article_b2bd7a40-d820-5fc7-a9a9-bb6c5818a811.html

DEPAULIA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want the media to promote Sanford, Walsh, and Weld.
https://depauliaonline.com/43559/opinions/opinion-opposing-2020-republican-candidates-are-noticeably-missing-from-media-narrative/

CIVIC FEDERATION
— Cook County Pension Unfunded Liabilities Increased $3.8 Billion in Last Decade
https://www.civicfed.org/civic-federation/blog/cook-county-pension-unfunded-liabilities-increased-38-billion-last-decade

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jerry Evans Joins Crowded Fight for 14th District GOP Nomination
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/21/jerry-evans-joins-crowded-fight-for-14th-district-gop-nomination/ 
— IL-14: Congressional Candidates’ Weekend Roundup
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/10/20/il-14-congressional-candidates-weekend-roundup/

WIREPOINTS
— The CTU’s Broader Agenda And The Circumvention Of Democratic Process – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/the-ctus-broader-agenda-and-circumvention-of-democratic-process/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 2 COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS EACH COLLECT OVER $100K FROM CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION – Vincent Caruso
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/2-cook-county-commissioners-each-collect-over-100k-from-chicago-teachers-union/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SOCIALISM, NOT CLIMATE CHANGE, IS THE REAL THREAT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/socialism-not-climate-change-is-the-real-threat.html
— WIND INDUSTRY SOON POISED FOR DECLINE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/10/wind-industry-soon-poised-for-decline.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Voters lose confidence in Joe Biden’s aura of inevitability – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/20/joe-biden-backers-lose-confidence-electability/

AMERICAN THINKER
— 2020: The Left Goes to War – William L. Gensert
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/2020_the_left_goes_to_war.html
— Elizabeth Warren’s Character – Jeffrey Folks
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/10/elizabeth_warrens_character.html

TOWNHALL REVIEW
— Veneer Has Been Stripped from Fake News: Fox’s Bret Baier with Dan Proft
http://townhallreview.com/2019/10/veneer-has-been-stripped-from-fake-news-foxs-bret-baier-with-dan-proft/

PATRIOT POST
— British Gay Mafia Forces Chick-fil-A to Shut Down Restaurant – Todd Starnes
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/66230-british-gay-mafia-forces-chick-fil-a-to-shut-down-restaurant-2019-10-21

THE HILL
— Diplomats describe all-time low in morale at State under Trump – REID WILSON (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, morale went down big time for its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/466538-diplomats-describe-all-time-low-in-morale-at-state-under-trump

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s Base Digs In Its Heels, Even as Support for Impeachment Grows.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/us/politics/trump-impeachment-survey.html
— How to Protect Your DNA Data Before and After Taking an at-Home Test Mail-in genetic tests offer a wealth of information about your ancestry and insight into medical risks — in exchange for a lot of data. Here’s where that data goes, and how to delete it. – Eric Ravenscraft
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/smarter-living/how-to-protect-your-dna-data.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Giving Advice That People Want to Take – Anna Goldfarb (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I was extremely reluctant to seek/take advice from my superiors because they were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of their employees who shared my demographics – Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, draft avoider, non-poor, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/smarter-living/how-to-give-better-advice.html
— Amazon Muscles In on Seattle Election The hometown tech giant has contributed more than $1.4 million this year to influence City Council races. – Karen Weise
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/18/technology/amazon-seattle-council-election.html

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘I earned my spurs on the battlefield’: Mattis jabbed Trump. Critics say he hasn’t gone far enough. – Katie Shepherd (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have stressed to veterans that I avoided the draft. I sought and got four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.) 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/18/i-earned-my-spurs-battlefield-mattis-jabbed-trump-critics-say-he-hasnt-gone-far-enough/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Advertisers Sour on Online Influencers – Suzanne Kapner and Sharon Terlep (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents want to be influencers. They all focus on destroying those who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/online-influencers-tell-you-what-to-buy-advertisers-wonder-whos-listening-11571594003
— Sluggish Fundraising Looms Over Biden’s Bid Former vice president’s relatively low cash totals could hamper his ability to ramp up in early states – Ken Thomas and Chad Day
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sluggish-fundraising-looms-over-bidens-bid-11571587648
— What’s an Experience Worth? The Math Is Tricky Increasingly, people are valuing experiences over things. But the hard part is knowing how to compare the two – Kevin McAllister (DIERSEN: I have always valued things over experiences. I have spent more of my money on cars, real estate, college degrees, retirement savings, etc.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/whats-an-experience-worth-the-math-is-tricky-11571623740
— The Expenses People Often Forget When They Plan for Retirement – Glenn Ruffenach
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-expenses-people-often-forget-when-they-plan-for-retirement-11571321423

USA TODAY
— ‘We’re going to have him for another four years.’ Impeachment fight riles up Donald Trump supporters for 2020 – Courtney Subramanian and David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/10/19/impeachment-fight-energizes-trump-fans-dallas-minneapolis-rallies/4023289002/

BOSTON HERALD
— Workers seek better bosses in good job market – MARCIA HEROUX POUNDS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all my superiors and all my supervisors at GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, and Post Office 1966-1969. I would focus on those who a) acted as operatives or as dupes for Democrat politicians and b) disapproved of my demographics – Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, Republican, White, male, old (born on 1948), non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc. I would focus who had a) less education and/or fewer professional certifications than I had and/or b) no professional licenses.) 
https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/10/21/workers-seek-better-bosses-in-good-job-market/

NEW YORKER
— What Can We Learn from the Germans About Confronting Our History? – Lizzie Widdicombe (DIERSEN: What if I had lied and successfully claimed Swedish ancestry? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece. Again, what if I had lied and successfully claimed Swedish ancestry?)
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/what-can-we-learn-from-the-germans-about-confronting-our-history

THE DAY
— Don’t let propaganda tear down our nation – James L. Miller, Salem (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are propaganda. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.theday.com/article/20191021/OP02/191029973

QUARTZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, big business puts citizens of foreign countries ahead of citizens of America.
https://qz.com/1731735/apple-and-other-us-businesses-urge-scotus-to-protect-dreamers/

AXIOS
— O’Rourke says Trump’s rhetoric is “perhaps inspired by” Nazi Goebbels – Rebecca Falconer (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are inspired by Saul Alinsky. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.) 
https://www.axios.com/orourke-goebbels-perhaps-inspired-trump-rhethoric-df284f0f-d93e-46ec-a142-dff219b0fd12.html

ENTREPRENEUR
— Why Indecision is Costing You Money, Time and Opportunity – Bedros Keuilian (DIERSEN: What big decisions have you made? Mine include a) never using an illegal drug, b) taking college preparatory courses in high school, c) getting student draft deferments and a financial hardship draft deferment, d) earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, MBA from Loyola, master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and master’s degree in finance from IIT, e) accepting job offers from the Post Office, Firestone Stores, Oldsmobile, IRS, and GAO, f) complaining about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, g) buying a new town home and condos, h) suggesting to Money Magazine that I would be the subject of one of its “One Person’s Finances” articles, i) getting married, j) buying a home and having a home built, k) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt, l) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, m) giving up trying to have children, not adopting, and not becoming foster parents, n) filing lawsuits, o) becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, p) succumbing to my Democrat GAO superiors’ forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” q) becoming a Republican Precinct Committeeman, r) becoming the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, s) etc.) 
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/340376

INSIDE EDUCATION
— In the End, Being Ranked Is Better Than Not – Mim L. Runey (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, degrees from non-Ivy League Universities, including NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT, are worthless.) 
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/views/2019/10/21/its-better-be-ranked-college-not-ranked-opinion

LADDERS
— 5 signs your boss doesn’t like you as much as you think – Elana Lyn Gross (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all my superiors and all my supervisors at GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, and Post Office 1966-1969. I would focus on those who a) acted as operatives or as dupes for Democrat politicians and b) disapproved of my demographics – Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, Republican, White, male, old (born on 1948), non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc. I would focus who had a) less education and/or fewer professional certifications than I had and/or b) no professional licenses.)
https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/5-signs-your-boss-doesnt-like-you-as-much-as-you-think

(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. He or she doesn’t want to get to know you. . .2. He or she talks over you in meetings. . .3. He or she passes you over for projects. . .4. He or she doesn’t care about your career advancement. . .5. They are not concerned with your wellbeing)

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.